Recent growth in both gang membership and, on its heels, gang violence is causing serious concern
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskSuch stories are common among New Zealand’s Maori minority. They are the main reason the country of 5m has dozens of mainly Maori gangs and one of the highest rates of gang membership in the world. “The gangs gave me a sense of belonging and a purpose,” said Ihaka, speaking at a rehabilitation centre for former gangsters in Rotorua, a sulphurous town on the country’s North Island. “They showed me what the true meaning of family was.
The police broadly agree. The deportees have links to transnational crime groups, says Greg Williams, head of New Zealand’s organised-crime police department. Some have also established rival gangs. The Comancheros, an Australian biker group with a penchant for gold-plated motorcycles, set up a Kiwi chapter in 2018. The new arrivals often poach members from established mobs. That makes “some of the local gangs arm themselves and be ready for heavier violence”, says Mr McFarlane.
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