Proactive release of papers relating to the Gangs Act (Identified Gangs) Order 2026

Date Published

The Cabinet paper Gangs (Identified Gangs) Order 2026 sought Cabinet authorisation to submit the Gangs (Identified Gangs) Order 2026 to the Executive Council. The Order added the “Never Snitch Krew” to the list of identified gangs in Schedule 2 of the Gangs Act 2024 on 27 October 2026.

The Gangs Act applies to groups listed as identified gangs providing for: 

  • prohibition on the display of gang insignia in public places
  • the issue of dispersal notices to stop gang members from gathering in public places; and
  • the making of non-consorting orders to prevent specified gang.

Key sections of the Official Information Act under which information has been withheld

No information in the documents has been withheld under the Official Information Act 1982.