But within a few days of moving in, the buyer learned her new neighbours were involved with one of the biggest gangs in New Zealand.
She challenged Tapu over her failure to mention it, but the agent said it should have been well known to anyone who knew the area and had mentioned only that homeless people sometimes slept there.
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The property, known as “No 105” was known by Te Kūiti locals as a Mongrel Mob pad, but not to a buyer of a neighbouring property until after purchase.
The decision said the gang pad, referred to as “No. 105”, was once a bottle store.