New Zealand Biker Gang Tattoos

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 biker gang tattoos.

The new zealand police have distinguished between new zealand gangs with predominantly maori and pacific islander membership outlaw motorcycle gangs and local street gangs. New zealand has had youth and street gangs since the 1950s according to sociologist jarrod gilbert. 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. A new zealand gang member with a large tattoo masking most of his face is grateful to have landed a job as a personal trainer after years of looking for work.

Its members are known for sporting facial tattoos. 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. There have been. By the 1970s established gangs included black power mongrel mob head hunters and stormtroopers.

They are especially active in the king country ōpōtiki waikato and hastings. But one photographer managed to gain their trust and.