If I see a gang member now I worry about my kids’ safety.”Facebook Twitter Pinterest Napier in New Zealand’s Hawke’s Bay. Turf wars and recruitment drivesTaradale is Black Power’s small but tightly held island in a sea of Mongrel Mob territory. There are now 1,128 patched gang members in Hawke’s Bay and Gisborne – up 40% from two years ago. It’s something veteran Mob leaders are “pissed off” about, admits senior Mongrel Mob member Rex Timu. At the park near the Mongrel Mob headquarters children play under the gaze of the giant bulldog.

Source: The Guardian March 23, 2020 00:33 UTC