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Two years ago, we headed down to Rotorua to interview a Mongrel Mob member.
Abuse in State Care Report: abuseincare.org.nz
State care and gangs in NZ: 1news.co.nz/2024/07/25/state-care-has-key-role-in-creating-violent-gang-members-submission
Colonisation, prison and gangs: rnz.co.nz/news/politics/522917/how-colonisation-created-the-state-care-to-prison-pipeline
Victim support services: victimsupport.org.nz
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Filmed by Zoann Huang & Nelson Cook
Archive photos used are by Jono Rotman, Ans Westra, Jeremy Rose, Peter James Quinn and heaps of others.
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Two years ago, we headed down to Rotorua to interview a Mongrel Mob member.
Abuse in State Care Report: abuseincare.org.nz
State care and gangs in NZ: 1news.co.nz/2024/07/25/state-care-has-key-role-in-creating-violent-gang-members-submission
Colonisation, prison and gangs: rnz.co.nz/news/politics/522917/how-colonisation-created-the-state-care-to-prison-pipeline
Victim support services: victimsupport.org.nz
Made by The Department of Information
instagram.com/thedepartmentofinformation
Support us on Patreon to help the department keep making more independent documentaries like this: patreon.com/c/thedepartmentofinformation/home
Filmed by Zoann Huang & Nelson Cook
Archive photos used are by Jono Rotman, Ans Westra, Jeremy Rose, Peter James Quinn and heaps of others.
