Gangs in NZ crisis : Bay of Plenty has most members in New Zealand, police figures reveal
19 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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National leader Judith Collins on the government s announcement for combatting gangs and organised crime. Video / Mark Mitchell
National leader Judith Collins on the government s announcement for combatting gangs and organised crime. Video / Mark Mitchell
There are more gang members in the Bay of Plenty than anywhere else in New Zealand, police figures show. Gang Intelligence Centre (GIC) records of the National Gang List (NGL) show there were 1493 gang members in the Bay of Plenty last month.
The figure was a 41.12 per cent increase on the October 2017 total of 1058.
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Mongrel Mob member Karl Goldsbury graduates, gains Bicultural Social Services certificate
7 May, 2021 11:00 PM
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Mongrel Mob member Karl Goldsbury (left) and Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Manaaki Tāngata Bicultural Social Services tutor Pirini Edwards. Photo / George Novak
Mongrel Mob member Karl Goldsbury (left) and Te Wānanga o Aotearoa Manaaki Tāngata Bicultural Social Services tutor Pirini Edwards. Photo / George Novak
Walking across the stage in a graduation gown was the last thing Mongrel Mob member Karl Goldsbury thought he would ever do.
But he did. Goldsbury received his 38-week Manaaki Tāngata: Certificate in Bicultural Social
Mongrel Mob members using reformed life of crime for a better future
29 Apr, 2021 07:00 PM
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Gang programme in conjunction with police and mentors to turn lives around.
Two Mongrel Mob members are hoping to change gang culture from the inside out after a lifetime of crime. Karl Goldsbury and Baldy have both served plenty of jail time but are now working with Tē Tuinga Whānau Support Services to help reduce gang harm.
They are even working alongside police gang harm reduction co-ordinator Damien White, who said both gangs and police understood that not every gang member is a criminal .