Congratulations Judge Weir on sending Nicola Naera and partner Palmer to jail for 2 weeks for yelling ‘Sieg heil, sieg heil’ and barking in court
Judge Weir pointed out that the “…Mongrel Mob have a contemptuous attitude towards law abiding people in this community."
While our illustrious Minster of Justice Judith Collins waded into the gang debate only because Lynne Carter a well-known Auckland ‘socialite’ had recently experienced ‘turmoil’ at the hands of Head Hunters and King Cobras.
I believe the term ‘turmoil’ is the socialite wording for Carters drug addiction to P.
In my last blog I briefly talked about how I believe little attention is given to gang violence by many Pakeha especially when that violence is carried out against other gangs or when gang violence is committed against Māori – particularly Māori living in small rural areas or ‘unsavory’ Māori enclaves such as South Auckland.
But god help the gangs if they dare to step foot into our more affluent areas such as Argyle St in Herne Bay. This invasion of the upper classes safe havens can not and will not be tolerated by Judith Collins who has publicly sworn to ‘crush’ the gangs.
Sad state of affairs ah - Fuck the young Māori men, women and children who have suffered harassment or who have been murdered by gang members.
Well shame on you Judith Collins – shame on you…..
Friday, August 21, 2009
Sunday, August 2, 2009
In the late 1960’s early 1970’s the mongrel mob came into being. Lost boys released from welfare homes formed from pain, anger and hatred towards not only their custodians, but the society that allowed their abuse to happen. Eventually this ragtag group came to be known as the mongrel mob.
Nearly 40 years later numerous chapters associated with the mongrel mob is said to be the largest gang in Aotearoa New Zealand. Born of hatred this gang has embraced all things monstrous. Gang rapes, murder, and the distribution of such drugs as P/methamphetamine underpin the very working of this gang. Under their gang code members are expected to show honor, loyalty and respect for each other, however, these codes are not extended to those outside the gang.
Since the inception of gangs in the late 1960’s local communities, councils and government have attempted to control and or eradicate gangs from our society. However, the gangs have tended to be overlooked or ignored as much of their violence has been played out either amongst their own or towards other gangs. As but every now and then civilians have been targeted. For more information go to
Ross Kemp on Gangs: New Zealand.
Taking on the gangs is and will never be an easy goal as Pita Sharples points out demanding that gangs change their activities is a contradiction to their basic behaviour image and activities, as the gangs encourage and profit from their members continuing to commit heinous crimes, such as murder and the distribution and manufacture of drugs such as P/methamphetamine.
As I suggested above communities have are still attempting to bring about changes re: gangs. After the murder of Jordan Herewini the local community organised a meeting to discuss gangs in their community. One idea discussed was to explore bringing gangs into the community. However, bringing gangs into communities appears to be contradictory to gang ideology. Gangs predominantly wish to be outside society as they do not see themselves as having any personal investment in society, therefore, why would they wish to be part of a community when they see themselves either outside or alienated by society?
In June 2007 Pita Sharples argued that “…we've just gotta keep working at it and I think the Mongrel Mob have made great step, good projects, they’ve got young people working, the Black Power are looking at how they can retain their identity as a group but move into perhaps education and into non violent community activities”.
January 2007 saw Pita Sharples argue that the “…gang problem is worsening and creating a culture of fear and intimidation in communities and schools…”. His response at the time was to call on gangs to show that they could become responsible and helping communities address youth problems as well as put and end to the bullying culture. If not he suggested that legislation may need to be utilised to “…ban your activities."
In 2009 Te Ururoa Flavell called for the gang members convicted for murdering Jordan “…to be refused their own tangi on marae... [arguing that]…those responsible for the teen's [Jordan Herewini] death be banned from receiving the same sort of farewell Herewini's loved ones can give him…”
He went on to suggest that there is a “…contradiction…on one side of the coin, there's a willingness of gang members to pick up their tikanga Maori, their Maori customary beliefs, to go back to the marae, but on the other side, contradicted by taking a life which is a part of whakapapa…”
Debates about what to do with the ‘gang’ problem have raged for years. Unfortunately many Pakeha have concluded that it is a ‘Māori’ problem thereby washing their hands of any societal responsibility. Or when they some Pakeha have decided to deal to the gangs they have come from what many in Māoridom consider a narrow and racist approach that reinforces gang existence.
Take for example the Wanganui Prohibition of Gang Insignia bill. As Keith Locke rightfully points out this bill has “…a certain element of racism in the bill, because the gangs that are potentially identified under the bill tend to be non-white gangs”. As Cam Stokes suggests that taking away gang regalia doesn’t stop gangs from forming or intimidating people. Gangs will exist - patches – colors or not.
So how do we address the gang issue? It must I believe a multipronged approach. This is not merely a Māori issue as we know gangs exist in Pakeha culture. Take skin head groups who have been known to terrorize African immigrants in Christchurch. Gangs exist because society allows them to. We have helped breed these gangs and it us Māori, Pakeha, Samoan, Tongan etc who must take work together to address gang violence. It is time I believe for Pakeha to stop watching from afar in the belief that it will never effect them.
I started this new blog by briefly talking about how the mongrel mob came into being. Their evolution came about according to one of their spokes people because of the pain, anger and hatred they had experienced at the hands of their custodians – it is now their children’s children that inflict the same pain, anger and hate onto others.
The gang came into my life – I have up until now had nothing to do with them like many Pakeha I have been able to sit and watched from the sidelines tut tutting as I watched the news or heard another sad tale of death and destruction knowing that this could never happen in my neck of the woods.
Well it has and now I have to negotiate through my extreme bouts of anger - pain – and bewilderment at what one person – one group of people can do to a 16 year old boy - as well as having to watch as a mother dies inside because she has lost part of her- because some callous man killed her son.
So I think it is time for me to stand up and become part of the solution.
Nearly 40 years later numerous chapters associated with the mongrel mob is said to be the largest gang in Aotearoa New Zealand. Born of hatred this gang has embraced all things monstrous. Gang rapes, murder, and the distribution of such drugs as P/methamphetamine underpin the very working of this gang. Under their gang code members are expected to show honor, loyalty and respect for each other, however, these codes are not extended to those outside the gang.
Since the inception of gangs in the late 1960’s local communities, councils and government have attempted to control and or eradicate gangs from our society. However, the gangs have tended to be overlooked or ignored as much of their violence has been played out either amongst their own or towards other gangs. As but every now and then civilians have been targeted. For more information go to
Ross Kemp on Gangs: New Zealand.
Taking on the gangs is and will never be an easy goal as Pita Sharples points out demanding that gangs change their activities is a contradiction to their basic behaviour image and activities, as the gangs encourage and profit from their members continuing to commit heinous crimes, such as murder and the distribution and manufacture of drugs such as P/methamphetamine.
As I suggested above communities have are still attempting to bring about changes re: gangs. After the murder of Jordan Herewini the local community organised a meeting to discuss gangs in their community. One idea discussed was to explore bringing gangs into the community. However, bringing gangs into communities appears to be contradictory to gang ideology. Gangs predominantly wish to be outside society as they do not see themselves as having any personal investment in society, therefore, why would they wish to be part of a community when they see themselves either outside or alienated by society?
In June 2007 Pita Sharples argued that “…we've just gotta keep working at it and I think the Mongrel Mob have made great step, good projects, they’ve got young people working, the Black Power are looking at how they can retain their identity as a group but move into perhaps education and into non violent community activities”.
January 2007 saw Pita Sharples argue that the “…gang problem is worsening and creating a culture of fear and intimidation in communities and schools…”. His response at the time was to call on gangs to show that they could become responsible and helping communities address youth problems as well as put and end to the bullying culture. If not he suggested that legislation may need to be utilised to “…ban your activities."
In 2009 Te Ururoa Flavell called for the gang members convicted for murdering Jordan “…to be refused their own tangi on marae... [arguing that]…those responsible for the teen's [Jordan Herewini] death be banned from receiving the same sort of farewell Herewini's loved ones can give him…”
He went on to suggest that there is a “…contradiction…on one side of the coin, there's a willingness of gang members to pick up their tikanga Maori, their Maori customary beliefs, to go back to the marae, but on the other side, contradicted by taking a life which is a part of whakapapa…”
Debates about what to do with the ‘gang’ problem have raged for years. Unfortunately many Pakeha have concluded that it is a ‘Māori’ problem thereby washing their hands of any societal responsibility. Or when they some Pakeha have decided to deal to the gangs they have come from what many in Māoridom consider a narrow and racist approach that reinforces gang existence.
Take for example the Wanganui Prohibition of Gang Insignia bill. As Keith Locke rightfully points out this bill has “…a certain element of racism in the bill, because the gangs that are potentially identified under the bill tend to be non-white gangs”. As Cam Stokes suggests that taking away gang regalia doesn’t stop gangs from forming or intimidating people. Gangs will exist - patches – colors or not.
So how do we address the gang issue? It must I believe a multipronged approach. This is not merely a Māori issue as we know gangs exist in Pakeha culture. Take skin head groups who have been known to terrorize African immigrants in Christchurch. Gangs exist because society allows them to. We have helped breed these gangs and it us Māori, Pakeha, Samoan, Tongan etc who must take work together to address gang violence. It is time I believe for Pakeha to stop watching from afar in the belief that it will never effect them.
I started this new blog by briefly talking about how the mongrel mob came into being. Their evolution came about according to one of their spokes people because of the pain, anger and hatred they had experienced at the hands of their custodians – it is now their children’s children that inflict the same pain, anger and hate onto others.
The gang came into my life – I have up until now had nothing to do with them like many Pakeha I have been able to sit and watched from the sidelines tut tutting as I watched the news or heard another sad tale of death and destruction knowing that this could never happen in my neck of the woods.
Well it has and now I have to negotiate through my extreme bouts of anger - pain – and bewilderment at what one person – one group of people can do to a 16 year old boy - as well as having to watch as a mother dies inside because she has lost part of her- because some callous man killed her son.
So I think it is time for me to stand up and become part of the solution.
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