​A Mongrel Mob-led meth rehabilitation programme funded by the government, involves participants working on a “community garden” on the property of the president of the gang's ‘’Notorious’’ chapter. The Ministry of Health was successful in applying for funding obtained through the Proceeds of Crime Act, to fund the Kahukura​ rehabilitation programme at a marae​ in Waipawa​. Stacy Squires/Stuff Ministry of Health deputy director-general mental health and addiction Toni Gutschlag. “The Ministry subsequently supported the Kahukura​ proposal to receive funding under Proceeds of Crime in 2020,” she said. The Health Ministry, as lead agency, will be responsible for expenditure and reporting on progress for the next four years.

Source: Stuff July 11, 2021 23:56 UTC