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Black Power (New Zealand)
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Black Power is a prominent gang
in New Zealand
. It was formed as the "Black Bulls" by Rei Harris and Māori youth in Wellington
about 1970, in response to the rival Mongrel Mob
gang and enemy White Power associated gangs. The gang then spread to other major centres and rural towns in New Zealand. Members are predominantly Māori and Polynesian
.
The gang is heavily involved in organised crime, such as drug manufacturing and dealing. While the gang has distanced itself from violent acts of some of its members, for example, a child abuse case, police have in return accused the gang members of using violence as a 'learned behaviour from involvement in the gang'.
along with red and white scarves whilst the Black Power wear their Patch with blue and black scarves. The black power patch is closed black fist.A patch is standard uniform for a “Half Jacket” or “Cut-off” (leather or denim vest) with colours/patch (gang emblem) on the back, usually covering the back. “Rockers” have the names and place of the gang. The name usually goes on the top rocking downwards and the place on the bottom rocking upwards. There are some exceptions, like on older patches or with some of the Black Power branches who wear their faction name at the bottom like Forever, United, and Movement. The Black Power salute is the FIST including the phrases Yoza, and Yo F*ck Yo.
Gang
A gang is a group of people who, through the organization, formation, and establishment of an assemblage, share a common identity. In current usage it typically denotes a criminal organization or else a criminal affiliation. In early usage, the word gang referred to a group of workmen...
in New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. It was formed as the "Black Bulls" by Rei Harris and Māori youth in Wellington
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range...
about 1970, in response to the rival Mongrel Mob
Mongrel Mob
The Mongrel Mob is a New Zealand gang, originally formed in Hawke's Bay in the 1960s and early 1970s.The gang offers a surrogate 'family' for young men, most of whom are often alienated from their family via joining. Members are from New Zealand's Maori, European or other Polynesian ethnic groups,...
gang and enemy White Power associated gangs. The gang then spread to other major centres and rural towns in New Zealand. Members are predominantly Māori and Polynesian
Polynesians
The Polynesian peoples is a grouping of various ethnic groups that speak Polynesian languages, a branch of the Oceanic languages within the Austronesian languages, and inhabit Polynesia. They number approximately 1,500,000 people...
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The gang is heavily involved in organised crime, such as drug manufacturing and dealing. While the gang has distanced itself from violent acts of some of its members, for example, a child abuse case, police have in return accused the gang members of using violence as a 'learned behaviour from involvement in the gang'.
Gang Regalia
Supporters of the Mongrel Mob wear their patchGang patch
A gang patch is the identifying insignia of a street gang. The term is used specifically in New Zealand. Each of the country's gangs has its own forms of insignia, of which the post prominent is often a large symbol, frequently worn by members on their clothing as a symbol of their gang membership...
along with red and white scarves whilst the Black Power wear their Patch with blue and black scarves. The black power patch is closed black fist.A patch is standard uniform for a “Half Jacket” or “Cut-off” (leather or denim vest) with colours/patch (gang emblem) on the back, usually covering the back. “Rockers” have the names and place of the gang. The name usually goes on the top rocking downwards and the place on the bottom rocking upwards. There are some exceptions, like on older patches or with some of the Black Power branches who wear their faction name at the bottom like Forever, United, and Movement. The Black Power salute is the FIST including the phrases Yoza, and Yo F*ck Yo.