The mongrel mob sometimes self labelled as the mighty mongrel mob is an organised street gang based in new zealand that has a network of more than thirty chapters throughout the country.
New zealand biker gang tattoos.
But one photographer managed to gain their trust and.
The new zealand police have distinguished between new zealand gangs with predominantly maori and pacific islander membership outlaw motorcycle gangs and local street gangs.
Its members are known for sporting facial tattoos.
New zealand has had youth and street gangs since the 1950s according to sociologist jarrod gilbert.
They are especially active in the king country ōpōtiki waikato and hastings.
It is new zealand s most notorious gang whose members operate in a criminal world of violence that is usually shut off to the outside world.
New zealand s most feared biker gang guard christchurch s mosques so worshippers feel safe while praying days after massacre killed 50.
He managed to get members of new zealand s infamous mighty mongrel mob the largest in the nation to sit down for stunning portraits.
New zealand is a country known more for its picturesque lord of the rings settings than for its gang activity but it is this unknown dark side that photographer jono rotman explores in his powerful series of mob portraits.
Need quotation to verify need quotation to verify the mongrel mob s main rival is the black power gang.