Tim Brian Tufuga 2022 Blogs

Looks like some things never change. The Porirua Mongrel Mob Gang are still about and it seems the next generation are thriving. They have now branched into Brisbane, especially at Beenleigh, South of Brisbane. I was brought up these neighbours as a child. As a Samoan we never associated with them. Samoans, when I was living in Porirua were Christians and never associated with Gangs. Samoans generally were economic migrants into New Zealand and Porirua City was no exception as a destination for the Samoans and other Pacific Islander Groups. Samoans who live in Porirua, mostly lived in rented housing Commission Housing and most Samoans worked at the local Car manufacturing plant at Elsdon, then known as Todd Motors. This plant became known as Mitsubishi Motors. In the early 1980s, the car manufacturing industry of New Zealand shutdown, Todd Motors which was to become Mitsubishi Motors also shutdown during the economic downturn in New Zealand. Many Samoans moved out of Porirua, those who...

LABOUR PAINS - RSE Workers abused & exploited — thecoconet.tv - The world’s largest hub of Pacific Island content.uu : New Zealand’s horticulture industry is worth ten billion dollars a year to our economy. But it also hides an uneasy secret – where the migrant workers it relies on to get products to market can be abused and exploited. Recent investigations found evidence of RSE workers crowded in substandard accommodation with workers unable to leave because of crippling debt to their employers. Reporter John Campbell sees for himself how RSE workers live, and work, while in New Zealand, and asks - who’s looking after them while they're here?  (Channel One: New Zealand) The RECOGNISED SEASONAL EMPLOYEE SCHEME:   I wrote, spoken and warned about the RSE scheme here in Australia and now in New Zealand years ago.  And as I had predicted to be true and was ignored by Govenrment Officials, the New Zealand Channel One News, has conducted their own investigation and have pr...

  My tutors at Maquarie Uni for my Masters degree in Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism over a decade ago, were 2 types, either they were British or Australian Tutors; or, they were American or Asian. On the latter type of Tutor and assessors I was given higher grades from the Asian and Americans. My average and almost failing marks came from the British and Australian academic assessors. I realised that culturally, and ideologically speaking, whilst undertaking my Masters degree program in Policing, Intelligence and Counter Terrorism, the Australian, New Zealand and British assessors did not consider my academic work qualitatively creditble. My Asian, namely Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan Lecturers, and Tutors, as well as, my American Assessors, from the NSA and CIA backgrounds, were less critical of my work....then.... Today, they may have changed their views again. I realised that the Australian assessors from the University did not respect my academic credentials and ...