A Hutt Valley gang member is on the run after removing his electronic monitoring bracelet.
Police say Teariki Leo John Malloy, 26, breached his home detention by cutting off the anklet.
Malloy is described as a Mongrel Mob member with tattoos on his neck, forearms, left hand, legs and chest.
He has access to firearms and police urge people to not approach him but report any sightings.
High-risk criminals will be fitted with new tamper-proof electronic monitoring bracelets from July, Corrections Minister Judith Collins says.
Police are looking for a man who has removed his electronic monitoring bracelet in Hawke's Bay.
Corrections is working on non-removable monitoring bracelets after figures revealed up to 47 offenders were missing at any one time.
Police in Whangarei are on the hunt for two brothers who have cut off their electronic monitoring bracelets.
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