![]() | New Zealand's Mongrel Mob has guaranteed that Electoral Commission staff will be safe when they visit the gang's headquarters. "I can guarantee them that wherever they're going to go, they're going to be safe, which I know they were concerned of" said Hastings Mongrel Mob president Rex Timu. The gang had asked electoral staff to visit to enrol its members, but the Electoral Commission initially turned down the request. | ![]() |
![]() | The refusal prompted Timu to speak up and guarantee their safety. Officials said it was important to make sure as many as possible vote in the current election, "regardless of criminal affiliations".![]() | ![]() |