No Mongrel Mob campaign in Pomare

A rise in violence in the Lower Hutt suburb of Pomare was not part of an overall Mongrel Mob campaign, a hearing has been told.

The Human Rights Review Tribunal hearing to decide if three women evicted from their Housing New Zealand homes were discrimated against is set to wrap up today.

The women were served with eviction notices after a series of gang-related incidents in Farmer Crescent, Pomare, in 2008 and 2009.

The alleged incidents included home invasions, burglary, intimidation and beatings.

The women allege they were discrimated against by Housing New Zealand because men that Housing New Zealand believe to be their partners were involved in the attacks.

Final submissions began today.

The women's laywer Mark Lillico said although the incidents were alleged to have involved gang members, they were not part of an overall tactic of intimidation by the Mongrel Mob.

"They were not corporate if I can put it that way," Lillico said.

The incidents arose because of disputes between individuals.

He said at the time of the women's evictions none of the men Housing New Zealand believed to be their partners were living with them.

Housing New Zealand will present its closing submissions later today.

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