Inside Hastings toughest suburbs | Hood diaries 

Life is a gift family don’t throw it away!

Solid brother i actually live in Maraenui napier was a member of the Mob most of my life but got saved by jesus christ and he changed my life, love the area i live in and all the positive things happening such a blessing to see the brothers making moves much love an Godbless

My father and older brother fell victim to the gang life in hawkesbay they got killed so in retaliation i went the same way but stopped as i didnt wanna be the same God helped me through and is helping me now All Glory to the most high

Growing up in Papakura in the 90s I thought i had it hard (and I did at times) but watching these hood diaries gives you a different perspective of everyones struggles and makes me humble so much love bruv and keep up the good work

Came to Sydney in '82 and had 9 son's and 3 daughter's. Only arrest in the whanau was me in '83. My greatest act, was keeping 9 Maori tama growing up in Sydney out of trouble. I'm a 'No Buts' falla like my father and koro. Teach them why thinking in absolute terms is important. Eventually they all arrive at the conclusion that the Bible is true and God is watching. Love your mahi bro. 🙏👊💪🇳🇿

It’s so refreshing to see everyone stepping up and focusing on what they can do, radiating positivity despite the challenges. Must be something about that sun.

I grew up in Sth Akd, moved to Sydney 24yrs ago. So good to see people in other towns around NZ of the same demographics doing positive in the community. We are in desperate need of strong leaders, attitudes reflect leadership. Keep up the good work whanau / aiga.

i cant fathom that in NZ a young lady, Ariki Rigby, was butchered in the most vile manner and justice has not yet been served, this is a horror story you read about from war zones......not New Zealand, RIP rest with the Lord Ariki

I was born in hastings raised in auckland now ive been in aus one year. My old lady commited suicide 4years ago and this podcast hit real hard 💯

I was brought up in Flaxmere & Hastings had the best upbringing there even made it into the Hawkes Bay Softball Rep team back in my days lol always love coming back home 👍🏾

I was born and raised in Brisbane but spent about a year and a half living and working in Hastings between 2022-2023, i met my partner in brisbane during covid who's from Hawkes Bay and she brought me over to spend some time with family, loved every moment in hastings, everyone was super nice and the weather was awesome. Made some great mates over there and can't wait to visit again soon!

Born and raised in Napier and grew up in Maraenui and i just want to give a shout out to the cuzi tucker for all his hard mahi, shout out to the brother Tipene and all his hard work with working with youth and the bro peleti for all your mahi too bro, as well as a shout out to all the cuzis that are paving the way for our rangatahi. Maraenui has had bad rep in the past but thats the past and they never tell the good that comes out of the hood and what moves they are not only making there but in flax as well and im proud im from Maraenui, Napier, Hawkes Bay. We may not be rich in materialistic items but we are rich in heart and our wairua. Love us, Napier🤙

Watching from Perth 🦘 Visited Napier/Hastings as a kid and have fond memories. God Bless all the positive role models featured here. One Way Jesus 🙏👑

Chur my brother, what a great video. I was the milk boy for Mayfair in the late 80"s till the mid 90's. It was always a good place. And Sterling...dude...I am pretty sure I played Rugby with him when Ebbet Park and Park Vale couldn't form a team...my old man coached it... Dude I miss home so much. Thankyou. Kia Kaha

Thank you for your work man, this sort of content should be on the 6pm news every night and what a different world it would be.

As a fellow 501 i can truely appreciate your journey to success, away from failing as they wanted us to. Keep it up my bro & keep on proving them wrong!

OH this made me miss home my bor.. So happy you went to our hoods in the sunny HawksBay. Hastings/Flaxmere for ever 🤟

Good men. Good men. Helping others. Respect. Respect.

Peleti is a top man! Done and continues to do a lot for the community ❤

Live❤ life Life is a gift Dont throw it away . Touching message God bless Hawks bay 🙏

I was born in gizzy but raised in Hawkes bay most of my life. It can be abit rough in some places but I’ll always call it home. A lot of good memories there and same bad ones too. Always had a large gang culture but now days it’s all over the place. I’d probably never live back there because of it but I’ll always call it home. Much love brother Dave

gotta love dave and the good work his doing always honest never fake

Awesome ,lived all over the bay ,flaxmere,camberly, Havelock,hearty hoods and hearty people much love for the Hood

Born in hastings raised in napier growing up in hawkes bay hits different when you look back in the days roaming the streets of the bay day and night

Thank you Toko for sharing what life is like for the rest of the fanau around the motu , just watching your video some of us can count our self lucky , thank you and keep up with the good mahi and God bless 🙏❤️

Grew up in Camberley with a few of the mongrel mob bros around Moa Place. I was lucky enough to make it to University which changed the course of my life. Living abroad now. However, every time I'm in NZ, I always make a stop in Camberley. Took my daughter to Kirkpatrick Park last time I was there. Great memories. Camberley,is always home 👌.

Man this was an awesome but hard watch! Seeing how the hood has changed... those old state houses that have been torn down and new ones have been built... Mayfair born and raised... luckily the memories remain... miss home and love visiting on a regular 🥰

Awesome podcast. My sisters and I were born in Hastings. My youngest sister lives in Raureka. Just spied her whare on Cobham Cres 👍

Good to see my brothas,had the pleasure to meet Tipene in Whitianga..A true leader..From the ashes we well rise.

Solid vlog, Rip to the guys brother. “Life is a gift, dont throw it away”

Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future, like my big bro use to say, its not how you start but how you finish! Love the work brothers keep it up & god bless!🙌🫡💙

Blessing to you for sharing their story. I’ve love this series and I commend all the people down there fighting the good fight. Stay focussed and on track you guys. You are all doing amazing things for the children and your community. You are all worthy.

Have you tried to get any patch members to do walkthroughs with you and get their stories on the history behind their chapters and neighbourhoods they grew up in I know a lot won’t speak on camera but getting real stories from brothers that walk that life and are still members would be interesting

Thank you for your video. I was born in LA but my mom was born and raised in Hastings. My mom spent 18 years over in LA , during that time met my father, created a family and along the way faced some trials that led us to move to NZ . Its now been 25 years since that move and i couldn't thank my mom enough for making that decision for the family. Have lived in Hastings, havelock north , Camberley , flaxmere and Napier .. now in Central Hawkes Bay . One thing i have noticed no matter if its a gang member over in LA or here in Aotearoa ..they all have the same thing in common... they believe/believed that gang life was the way to help themselves or there family. To feel valued , respect and to feel they have a greater purpose then what was previously available to them . Theres no greater concern then thinking you have no other options , you do what you feel you have to with the tools presented . This life as hard as it is sometimes is the perfect play arena for your souls journey..love hard, be present, be humble and never give up xx Much love and admiration for you my bro ❤️

Shout out to the leaders taking care of our future god bless brothers👊

Mean Chad cool as to see you and mentioning some names I havnt heard for years :) keep up the good work respect the change x

Im a pakeha that grew up down the far end of the Ave in the late 80s early 90s . As poor as we were ill always remember that we had the best views of the mountains.

Meke brother David thsnk you for showing the world our home

Massive. Salute to the brothas Chad, Tipene, Adrian, Peleti, Jistar and all the familiar faces. Solid vlog and tour. 🙌🙌

I remember shamrock we went to Parkvale primary and Hastings intermediate together and we were both in theatre performance. He was a lovely guy and was so talented and had a great voice. Didn’t know he passed away. Very sad. Glad his dad is honouring him.

Powerful bro! Live life, life is a gift don’t throw it away! 🙏🏽❤️🔥💯

Kool Hastings marae nui good to see the aroha amongst our people the brotha God blessing u lovly vibration

grew up in the Nui as a young pakeha kid in the late 80s / early 90s , had mates in and around surrounding suburbs, was a central hub for us to hangout and get up to mischief of course !! 😅 was awesome fun times and met many new friends , both Māori and Pakeha, there was no judgement on skin colour just young kids having fun with each other , those early times bought me up with respect for all skin colour and people with different backgrounds … i’m super proud of that time of my life and still have many that I call good friends no matter what their situation in life

Churr bro as someone who lives in the area it’s mean too see you bringing attention too this pretty small part of nz aye. Love homie

History in the making 🔥 Solid content bro! Cover the whole Nz!

This has blessed me, thank you

Another awesome video with a lot of inspirational people who have been through alot. But that community has alot of amazing leaders

Always heard HB was a hearty place, definitely know you will be visiting porirua soon🤙 mean

Grew up in FLX. Go home every year and I will forever appreciate my home!!!. The supermarket a massive loss for our community. I slept in flx park too after getting on it🤣. Back in those days you had to earn the colour to wear it. Tipene and west side hori is how we all grew up, we all thought it was normal until we grew up with the realisation how bad it was. But it made most of us who we are today - humble beginnings. Thank you my bro!!

i grew up in the nui bledisloe rd the 80s, moved to bledisloe st raureka late 90s then moved to flaxmere, seen the hoods change over the last 40yrs, 80-90s was the toughest times.

Some vlogs in Opotiki, Murupara, Kawerau, Gizzy would be on, probably the roughest places i've been.

Good to see home for sure, been in oz too long!

Chur Summer in the beautiful hawkes bay nothing beats it.

Saw you coming down the mountain last weekend at mt eden your the man solid content respect 💯

Far the biggest smile on my face seeing camberly park and the OG dairy on the corner there infront of camberly school 😁😁 left 14 years ago for Aus and to see the place is mad lols a lot of new things installed in that park I see but the old change room is still there

Heaps of Love to the cuzzy Neke 💕 proud of you. RIP to the Cuzzy Darcy🙏🏼💙 forever in our hearts. Thanks for the vid man!!

I'm a fellow brother in Christ from Whangarei. I love hearing testimonies of how Jesus has changed the lives of the broken-hearted. Great to see God move within the Maori population too. Bless you brother

I haven't been home for many years but this video I really like as it's my Mum's country and she always spoke highly of Hastings and the people I thank everyone who was involved with this video U mob really relaxed about all the info of that area both positive and negative- Aroha goes out to the family of that young lady who was gruesomely murdered I hope they find the perpetrator- Te ko tahi Tanga - thanks for your truth and cool way of the whole video

I remember the day the police had found that baby in the sewer. The bro talks about it a little 9:16. Good times and a lot of struggle during my time in raureka, always will love that place. Rip baby Aaron

Love this TFS! Love Hastings xx

Mean as guys that was awesome brought a tear to my heart. Grew up In Wainuiomata though but could feel the same vibes. Some beautiful beautiful men on and around you bro. Was awesome to see there’s hope in this world. Keep striving forward my friend.

Primo hood tour's my bro much love an respect

Chur I was brought up in Bledisloe Street I remember going down those streets to school. Chur bro cobham st was our way home. Farout bro gives me chills. Seeing the old hood.... I went to Ebbett park school heretaunga and then hastings boys high then fostered out to waipawa and went to Central Hawkes bay college.Camberly remember the houstons they used to let me have lunch at their house everyday of school I remember haviong cheese and jam samwiches. The albert hotel across the road from the old cafe food store everyone went to on dole day we used to get our tinnies from the Albert Hotel. I used to sleep under the bushes at cornwall park next to the glass house under the trees. I wonder if Marleen and Bruce live in Flaxmere. We used to call Flaxmere Blaxmere back in the day Your bringing back some memories. I left and went to live on the streets of auckland in 1980 at the age of 15 I was living on the streets in hastings apparently I was the first streetkid in Hastings living in cornwall park and it a carpark by the old woolworths and the bowling club. I remember living in a kids park fort in Flaxmere and my friend Staffy and his Mum Carol(R.I.P) took me in and gave me a home and somewhere to lay my head Staying at the Wirihanas they looked after me for a while in flaxmere. Carol took in other streetkids apparently I was her first streetkid resident and she helped others afterwards. Man memories for me totally makeing me now think about my childhood. The good and the bad,

Naw love our home. original camberley sister of hastings.. tee.. love the vid brother.. thank you for putting us on the map... Hawksbay all day and night

Come to hamilton one day g theres a few interesting stories and places Ive heard about and been to. Not as rough as auckland or east coast but could still make a mean video

Awesome Mahi Uso...Love The Podcast...My Allah Keep Blessing you 🤲...And Showing The World Our Beatiful Country For Positive Things Not The Negative 💯💪

awesome video, cant wait for the next!!

i grew up in bledisloe rd the nui, moved to bledisloe st raureka age 19 1996, then to livingstone rd flaxmere, lived in old pap and beachhaven in aux for few year now back in livingstone flaxmere since 2002

Bro your production value is getting so much better.

Takes a village to raise a child. Beautiful...modern day pa life. Awesome

some good guys doing the mahi trying to help , i miss my hometown bought up in napier and moved to paharakeke in the 90s now in oz , love you fullas

Life is a Gift- So keep your Gift. inspiring video cuzz

Lived in the flax 90s thru to 2010s.Definitly wasnt the safest place to grow up.seen stabbings,robbing,shootings.always fights especially amongst the younger gangs.but like any community you have the good and bad.Heaps of good people as well.The flax park looks awesome.Too much peleti keep up the good work brother 879 bay all day

Life is a gift from God the Father and we shall live it for his glory. Thank you for the video. I enjoyed it. Took me back to when I use to live in Napier Maraenui. Good old days. Love to all the brothers and sisters from Flaxmere Hastings and Napier. God bless.

Grew up in Flaxmere on Dundee drive,across from hugh little park around the 80's n 90's.Grew up there with friends playing games like longball,bullrush,hide n seek and other cool stuff,Awesome memories,Millzy,Horo,Lancey,Jock,Nob,Rik 🤙🤙🤙 and so many others,you know who you are😂,miss those days

Chhuurr mean watch brother, we too nearly fell victim to the street life growing up, blessed to have our grandparents who tried their hardest to guide us towards the light, sadly as they do they passed away (2 out of 4) but that's when reality hit and the realization that no one but ourselves can help us! That's us at the 29 minute mark trying our hardest to make something of our lives. So non hit us up if you need your lawns done haha. Jah Jah Whānau. R.I.L Kuzzie Darcy ❤️💛💚

Theres a Family in waipawa, waipukurau south of Hastings they can give you some real in depth storys about gangs and community, the name was mentioned in the wairoa episode

Chur' "The Y Ki Waho Trailer", providing our Tamariki with "wheels of Fun" Ezy Rollers, scooters ,skateboards, pogo stick challenges not only in Camberley but also at the Flaxmere Skate Park , Positive Vibes throughout our community's. Mauri Ora! 😊

Love u brother just left my hood today and watched this cast today herd u we’re home love always man Araia from my dad Paiti Araia and Teea Araia of Flaxmere thank u ma brother godbless from me 🙏❤️🙌🏽

My fav vlog to watch straight up! Keep that fire coming bro.

Shot TIPENE 2 different people played the remix at work had to correct the. Real quick they never new there was an original WESTSIDE HORI. Loved this episode bro missing home hard HASTINGS

Love and much respect brother blessings always 🙏 ❤️ 💙 💯

Awesome VLOG Brother, I grew up in Flaxmere , Pool St a house on the corner across from the shops in the early 80s, late 90s moving around different streets Margate Ave, Cortes Crescent didn’t really think of it as a hood then, brought back a lot of memories though good ones keep up the good work brother.

Born and raiised in flaxmere, carried the 06 rep and mentality throughout NZ, glad to say i work construction management now on 6 figures. It is possible for us to strive, succeed and grow. Churr

Chuur Harare u trained me back in tha day much love old boy ❤ keep it with thez vlogs g ther on !!

Awesome episode Dave, now you’ve done both me and Apii’s hometowns in your hood diaries …don’t know if that’s a good thing or not…lol 😊. Keep up the good mahi bro. God bless and take care. ❤👍🙏🏽

God bless your ministry…love you brother

Changed back home since leaving in 2018

Refreshing to see a positive outlook on our hoods even seen my whare in cmb fuu famous🤣🤣

I grew up in Raureka, bledisloe street ,east end & west end From 99 to 2015 RHB ,ORT & RS Silence dog SFH HASTINGS Must respect for you ,brother

The Vibez💯 Positivity👏

Im from Bledisloe st Raureka , HBH School, Rock on Hastings , I Miss you ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

Love the content and mahi you're doing out here brother. Keep spreading awareness and showcasing the true beauty of all our hoods here in Aotearoa. Not everyone gets to see or hear the good things, only the bad. E mihi ana ki a koe brother.

Respect to the local community group leaders supporting and guiding the rangatahi. Stay free!

LOTS OF RESPECT TO YOU BOYS. MUCH LOVE FROM WOLF.. AKA JAHMAL MOTTRAM FROM NAPIER AND FLAXMERE .

Good on you Dave 🔥Young girl at the 33"32 mark is wearing the mighty Logan brothers rugby league jersey all the way in Hawkes bay.. how cool

Much love to you bro, love what your doing ❤❤

Can you do cannon creek it's one of the biggest public housing in Wellington

Looks like a nice quite place to live compared to Auckland ay . Sunny Hawkes Bay. I remember doing jail there it was always sunny

Mean video my bro, thinking about coming to Christchurch anytime soon?