His involvement with the Dead Rabbits, however, would occasionally result in his arrest for fighting and other violent offences.

If a young person is charged for a serious violent offence, they will be sentenced for "intensive rehabilitative custody and supervision order".

"Any time someone dies in a violent offence or violent incident it's very serious," he said.

If I am employing someone to care for my children in a nursery then any violent offences would be of interest.

The amendment reverses the onus for individuals convicted of three violent offences.

Number of serious violent offences are recorded by the police and involve the use of a knife or other sharp instrument.

He had a history of violent and sexual offences.

When interviewed by detectives Manning, who has no previous convictions for sexual or violent offences, confessed, and said: 'I was told to rape them.

The main event which led to a series of violent offences occurred on Waitangi Day, 2002.