Garden City gangland: How the Mongrel Mob is making a big push in the south
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The Mongrel Mob gang is making a big push into Christchurch s underworld scene.
About 40 to 50 North Island members have moved south. The Herald understands the gang - the biggest in the country - is strengthening its numbers in the city, which has been rocked by an alleged gang-related homicide and two gang shootings this year.
It s understood that many of those shifting down from the North Island are coming from around the Hawke s Bay region, where the underbelly organisation has a major foothold.
Garden City gangland: How the Mongrel Mob is making a big push in the south
4 minutes to read
The Mongrel Mob gang is making a big push into Christchurch s underworld scene.
About 40 to 50 North Island members have moved south. The Herald understands the gang - the biggest in the country - is strengthening its numbers in the city, which has been rocked by an alleged gang-related homicide and two gang shootings this year.
It s understood that many of those shifting down from the North Island are coming from around the Hawke s Bay region, where the underbelly organisation has a major foothold.
Armed and ready: Canterbury cops react to gang friction Fri, 15 Jan 2021, 11:45AM
Fairmont Wiringi is in hospital with critical injuries. His father is a well-known gang leader in Christchurch. Photo / Facebook
Armed and ready: Canterbury cops react to gang friction Fri, 15 Jan 2021, 11:45AM
Police across Canterbury will be armed for the foreseeable future as tension between gangs simmers across the district following the shooting of a high profile Mongrel Mob member.
On January 4 Fairmont Wiringi was shot and seriously injured during a clash in Kaiapoi, north of Christchurch.
He is the son of senior Mongrel Mob member Joseph Wiringi. His brother Fairlane is also a patched member of the notorious gang.
Armed and ready: Cops across Canterbury carrying guns as gang friction simmers
14 Jan, 2021 09:11 PM
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Fairmont Wiringi is in hospital with critical injuries. His father is a well-known gang leader in Christchurch. Photo / Facebook
Fairmont Wiringi is in hospital with critical injuries. His father is a well-known gang leader in Christchurch. Photo / Facebook
NZ Herald
Police across Canterbury will be armed for the foreseeable future as tension between gangs simmers across the district following the shooting of a high profile Mongrel Mob member.
On January 4 Fairmont Wiringi was shot and seriously injured during a clash in Kaiapoi, north of Christchurch.