The Mongrel Mob have no mana

“Te Pāti Māori MP Oriini Kaipara has spoken about restoring mana to Mongrel Mob members. I want to know what Te Pāti Māori is proposing for the Māori victims of crime,” says ACT Deputy Leader Nicole McKee.

“The latest New Zealand Crime and Victims Survey shows 33 per cent of Māori adults experienced at least one offence in 2025, compared with 28 per cent of New Zealanders overall.

“Much of this misery will have been either directly or indirectly due to gangs, whether it’s their violent acts or because of the meth they peddle.

“Te Pāti Māori say they want to restore their mana. They have none. They lost it when they chose a life where their profits come from the misery of others.

“The victims of gang violence are the ones who deserve to have their mana restored.

“ACT restored Three Strikes for serious violent and sexual offending, and we are campaigning on extending the regime to burglary. Under our policy, repeat burglars convicted three times would face a minimum three-year prison sentence without parole.

"Anyone who thinks being soft on criminals will make them soft on us has forgotten six years of Labour.

“New Zealand needs a Government that takes gangs seriously, not one that endorses the very organisation that created the meth problem and whose members commit horrific acts of violence to earn their patches.”