Fourth Reich (New Zealand gang)
| Founded | Early 1990s |
|---|---|
| Founded at | Paparua Prison, Christchurch |
| Type | White 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. 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.