New Zealand Nomads

The Nomads are a large organised Maori criminal gang based in Wellington, New Zealand.

Nomads
Founded1977
Founded byDennis Hines
Years active1977–present
TerritoryWellington
Criminal activitiesDrug dealing, rape, theft, murder
AlliesBlack Power, Head Hunters, Killer Bees
RivalsMongrel Mob, Highway 61

History

The Nomads were originally members of the Black Power, known as the "Black Power Nomads", before a large portion of the gang split and formed their own gang in 1977.[1]

In 1997, tensions heated up with the Highway 61 gang and resulted in the murder of Nomad Malcom Munns.[2]

In 2009, Nomads founder and President Dennis Hines died.[3] He is the brother of senior Head Hunters member, William Hines.[3] He was imprisoned on a count of nearly 100 criminal convictions.[4]

The gang had 103 members in prison in 2013.[5]

Paul Rodgers (Porky Rimene) is the Nomad gang boss.[6]

Notable members
  • Dennis Hines - founder and long serving President, died in 2009.
  • Malcom Munns - murdered by the Highway 61 gang.[7]
  • Paul Rodgers (Porky Rimene) - jailed in 2012 for 15 years for supplying methamphetamine.[8]

See also

References
  1. "The New Zealand Edge : Hot : Nga Kupu Aroha - Words of Love". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on 27 December 2007. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  2. "Drug trade : The gang rap sheet". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  3. "Cancer silences tyrant who ruled through violence". The New Zealand Herald. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  4. "Fights in gang spurred by death". Stuff. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  5. "LA-style gangs fuel problems in NZ prisons". Stuff. 9 June 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
  6. Cornish, Sophie (22 August 2020). "Gang uses footage of alleged crime in online promotional video". Stuff. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  7. "Vengeance in gangland". New Zealand Herald. 13 October 2004.
  8. http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/7633267/gang-boss-porky-jailed-for-drugs
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