Gang members but not gang related!

Stuff reports:

Police are maintaining that the incident was not gang-related. However, Stuff understands that both Mongrel Mob and Black Power members were involved in the brawl.

A resident on Lytton Road told RNZ she saw people wearing Black Power patches, while a Black Power gang member told Stuff “it may be gang members, but it’s not a gang context”.

A fine distinction. If it wasn’t gang members involved, it is far far less likely a 21st would have ended up with two people dead. Most people don’t take knives to parties.