I'm Cam Stokes, the author of The Devils Are Here, a novel about a New Zealand motorcycle gang. I was a cop for 18 years (1985 to 2003) including 12 years as a Detective. I was stationed at Henderson, Auckland Central and Otahuhu and worked on the Auckland Drug Squad, the Organised Crime Unit and the Criminal Intelligence Section. My last position was the Detective Sergeant in charge of the Auckland Motorcycle Gang Unit. I’ve specialised in the gang field since 1987.
Gangs cause wide-spread harm in our communities. Wherever there are gangs, there are victims. Gang members are involved in a wide range of crimes but drug dealing and violence are their core business. Gangs dominate our methamphetamine market - currently estimated to be worth from $750 million to $1.5 billion per year and they maintain their position at the top of our underworld by violence, threats and intimidation. It’s no exaggeration to say that many of our worst criminals are gang members.
New Zealand has a population of just over 4 million people which includes about 3000 gang members. We’ve got about 20 outlaw motorcycle gangs and as well as “ethnic” gangs (such as the Black Power and the Mongrel Mob) whose members are predominately Maori or Polynesian.
I left the police with a fair amount of knowledge about gangs and rather than let this go to waste I put this site together to provide you with factual information about the New Zealand gangscene.
ON THIS SITE
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A look inside the best-selling novel about a New Zealand motorcycle gang
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Gang news from New Zealand and around the world.
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A brief history of outlaw motorcycle gangs including a profile on the Hells Angels, the Bandidos and the Outlaws.
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An explanation of how gangs are organised and positions within a gang.
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A description of the parts of a gang patch, photos of New Zealand gang patches and a map showing the location of NZ gangs.
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Photos from the New Zealand gang scene.
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Frequently asked questions about gangs.
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Discussion about banning gang patches and banning gangs.
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Advice to help you keep your children safe from involvement in youth-gangs.
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Contact details.
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DISCLAIMER
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information contained on this site. If you find any inaccuracies or anything causing concern please contact me.
Most gangs take exception to being called a “gang” and prefer to use the name “club”. On this site, the words "gang" and "club" mean the same thing.
Criminal gangs are in every country in the world in some form or another. Please don’t be put off by any of the information on this website! New Zealand is a brilliant country that is safe to visit.
THANKS
Thanks to those who've given me updates on what's happening out there. Much appreciated.
UPDATES
I’m planning on keeping this site a bit more current during 2012 and I’ll try and add things as they happen, rather than wait for the end of each month. Check out the new Gang News section.
WANTED
I’m about to update the NZ gang map. I’m going to add the Rebels and any other changes that have taken place since I last updated the map, such as removing the Sinn Fein MC from the Wellington list as they have ceased to exist.
If anyone has any other changes please drop me a line. A larger version of this map is on the Gang Clothing page.
PHOTOS
I’ve recently added a photos page. I’m interested in preserving New Zealand’s gang history so if anyone has got any suitable photos of the good old days, please flick me a copy (either electronically or hardcopy).
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