Highway 61 Motorcycle Club

[5] Their membership is largely people of Māori and Pacific Island ethnicities.

[7] The Highway 61 mc was formed in Auckland in 1967[8] or 1968,[3] and have since expanded across New Zealand[9] and Australia.

[11] In 1993, Highway 61 members were convicted of theft, receiving cars valued at nearly $1,000,000.

In 2003, club president Kevin Weavers was accidentally killed by ex highway 61 member Kelly Robertson, which weakened and caused a rift within the gang.

[11] At the 1979 Nelson Mardi Gras event the Lost Breed clashed with members of Highway 61 from Wellington.