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The gang patch

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Patches are similar across gangs. This diagram of an imaginary gang's patch explains what different parts of the patch denote.

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Greg Newbold and Rāwiri Taonui, Gangs – Motorcycle and white supremacist gangs, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/interactive/28242/the-gang-patch (accessed 3 June 2026).

Story by Greg Newbold and Rāwiri Taonui, published 30 March 2011, reviewed and revised 2 October 2018 with assistance from Jarrod Gilbert, updated 1 April 2020.