Girl Attacked at Kaikohe Bus Station – updated, Kaikohe Intermediate Fight Too

Gang Riot. Update: 15 May 2015 – The day after this article was published a gang war kicked off in the Kaikohe township with open fighting in the streets. Days later police from all over the region instigated a crack-down on gangs (believed to be Rebels v. Tribesmen) in Kaikohe, saying residents had had enough…

Bucklands Beach Stolen Arsenal Turns Up in Northland

Part of the massive arsenal of weapons and ammunition stolen from a private home in Bucklands Beach has turned up in the hands of Northland criminals. In June last year we wrote about how the cache went missing on the eve of the anti-gun initiative “Operation Unification” an Australasian-wide two-week campaign aimed at encouraging the public…

Whangarei Placed in Lockdown as Shots Ring Out

The lawless north has earned another credit to its name this afternoon. The small town of Whangarei was placed under lockdown by the armed offenders squad after police received multiple reports of gunfire directed at a property in Willow Place near Silverstream Road. The town’s hospital and a number of schools also went into lockdown. Northern…