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13 August 2025
Liam
[FYI request #31927 email]
Our ref: OIA 124585
Tēnā koe Liam
Partial Transfer of Request
I refer to your Official Information Act 1982 (the Act) request of 6 August 2025 to the Ministry of
Justice (the Ministry). Specifically, you requested:
1. The number of charges, prosecutions and convictions under section 7 of the Gangs Act
2024.
2. The number of mandatory gang insignia prohibition orders issued under section 9 of the
Gangs Act 2024.
3. The number of items of gang insignia have been seized, destroyed, and returned under
section 7 of the Gangs Act 2024. Please provide the number of patches and other
insignia items separately.
I have transferred part of question 1 and the whole of question 3 to the New Zealand Police (the
Police) as this information is not held by the Ministry and it is believed to be more closely
connected with the functions of the Police. The part of your request that has been transferred to
the Police is below:
1. The number of prosecutions under section 7 of the Gangs Act 2024.
3. The number of items of gang insignia have been seized, destroyed, and returned under
section 7 of the Gangs Act 2024. Please provide the number of patches and other
insignia items separately.
You will hear further from the Police concerning that part of your request. Should you need to
contact the Police, you can do so at: [email address]. The Ministry will be
responding to the remainder of your request by no later than 4 September 2025.
Thank you for taking the time to write.
Nāku noa, nā
Louise Ainsley
Manager, Ministerial Services