Fourth Reich (New Zealand gang)

This article is about the New Zealand skinhead gang. For other uses, see Fourth Reich (disambiguation).

Fourth Reich
FoundedEarly 1990s (Early 1990s)
Founded atPaparua Prison, Christchurch
TypeWhite power skinhead, street gang
Region
South Island, New Zealand
Membership
15
Key people
Aaron Howie, Neihana Foster, Ivan Gugich, Hayden McKenzie, Leighton Wilding, Shannon Brent Flewellen, Malcolm George Chaston

The Fourth Reich was a racist skinhead prison gang formed in Paparua Prison (officially known as Christchurch Prison) in Christchurch in the early 1990s that terrorised communities in Nelson and on the West Coast of the South Island, New Zealand.[1] Largely a stand-over prison gang, the Fourth Reich garnered a reputation for extreme violence, several members having been handed down life sentences. There is little evidence to suggest that the Fourth Reich still exists either in the prison system, or in New Zealand society.[2]

  1. ^ Gower, Patrick (19 May 2019). "Revealed: How white supremacists terrorised New Zealand for decades". Newshub. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  2. ^ Battersby, John; Ball, Rhys (2 September 2019). "Christchurch in the context of New Zealand terrorism and right wing extremism". Journal of Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism. 14 (3): 195–8. doi:10.1080/18335330.2019.1662077. ISSN 1833-5330. S2CID 203385286.