Black Power life member Denis O'Reilly speaks openly and honestly with reporter Kirsty Babington about the gang's relationship with former Prime Minister Rob Muldoon.
Muldoon was a unique individual. My parents hated him, being ardent Labour supporters. I quite admired him for his resolve and straight talking but was too young to really care about politics. I ended up in the gang life until I woke up to it. They’d all be horrified with the state of NZ today - in fact, the world in general.
Seriously agree with the ethic, Dennis, but unfortunately it seems things are getting worse, not better, and policy is not working (at best), or is actively contributing (most likely IMO). I'm putting my small shoulders to the wheel to help. I hope to catch up one day.
I knew Dennis when I was 16. You captured him so well I'm literally ecstatic cause this highlights the amazing side of him. I was on the streets in Wellington and Dennis helped me so much. Ray was also amazing. Thank you the both of them I grew up well established self sufficient and independent. love to the black power. for being there for me when I had no one. 1984 Love you so much Dennis tysm for being there for me. 🕊💞🕊 Baby aka Rasta Girl 😊 1986 lol Axel 😆
Late 80s I worked in one of their courses with the Mana Mangu Aotearoa chapter in East Tamaki aka The Factory. Great time and experience in my life good bunch of blokes You look for bad you will get bad. Look for good you will get good.
oh please maori get more opportunities, scholarships, they can get into law school or med school with lower grades, stop being a victim you arent. go out there and win stop being a loser and blame white man for it.
OK OK Iadmitted it love it yea I love the Black Power but that doesn't mean I can jump up and down on a empty can of lion red whenever I want, NO. 🦍 🦁 ♥
Good to see this from Denis. I first saw gangs, the Hells Angels in Queen St in '67 outside 246 with their bikes and widgies, then it was the Mongrel Mob in '70/71 at the Mount in their yank tanks. Drug supply and gangs are entwined and ne'er the twain shall meet when it comes to any perceived 'lawful' behaviour on that basis. He appears to be a beacon of commonsense and decorum when it comes to a voice for the Black Power gang, but it's only a murmur more so than a loud shout of seemliness, that gets lost in the quagmire of a self imposed stereotype that they bring on themselves.
We had the black panthers here in Wainuiomata back in the 70s Junior black power in other words. Nobody remembers that but I fuckn do .Stu Whyte Wainuiomata original.
Because its not about Color or Race (but still has alot to do with maori culture and going against our oppressors) brother our gangs here are based off character or how you could benefit the communities they run. Besides he can probably speak Te Reo he just pronounced things that we all "transiliterate" due to the introduction of White Mans UK english lol even us maori do it lol its common
Gangs are scum have been terrible for Māori and feed stereotypes against Māori. Shame on this Māori channel for promoting gangs. Why don't they show some respectable Māori like Dr. Shane Reti.
