The first person under the ban was caught at 12.03am on Thursday. Police said a Napier man, who was 51, had been issued with a summons to appear in court after officers spotted a large Mongrel Mob ...

It follows a Mongrel Mob member being charged for displaying a gang sign on the dashboard of his shortly after midnight.

Police have issued 60 infringement notices, impounded two vehicles and processed four people for excess breath alcohol as preparations for the tangi of a Mongrel Mob leader in Napier swing into gear.

Up to 400 mourners attend Mongrel Mob Barbarian chapter leader Angus Benson's funeral in Napier today. Police made eight arrests in relation to gang members attending a leader’s funeral in ...