Highway 61 Motorcycle Club
| Founded | 1968 |
|---|---|
| Founding location | Auckland, New Zealand |
| Years active | 1968-present |
| Territory | New Zealand and Australia |
| Criminal activities | Drug dealing, rape, theft, murder |
The Highway 61 Motorcycle Club are an international Outlaw motorcycle club operating in New Zealand and Australia. Their colours are black and gold.
The Highway 61 mc was formed in Auckland in 1968, and have since expanded into Hastings, Wellington, Rotorua, Northland, Waitara, Christchurch, Westport and Australia setting up chapters in the Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Brisbane and Sydney. The Highway 61 patch consists of a skeleton holding onto ape hangers (handlebars) with the road, or highway, seen below the skull.
In 1997, Highway 61 members were convicted of murdering a member of the New Zealand Nomads. In 1993, Highway 61 members were convicted of theft, receiving cars valued at nearly $1,000,000.
In 1998, senior ex member Malcolm Rewa was convicted on multiple charges of rape, and is serving a life prison sentence.
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.
At the 1979 Nelson Mardi Gras event the Lost Breed clashed with members of Highway 61 from Wellington. 4 were injured and 21 Lost Breed members and associates were arrested.
They are believed to have expanded into Australia around 1984, later setting up a chapter in Brisbane in 1998
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