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A photo was shot and a throat was cut

15/3/2015

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Remarkably calm: Two members of the Tyrants (in the background facing the camera) square off against a group of Nomads.
Usually I am all about the words, but this image is amazing. It captures an instant before gang violence erupted between the Tyrants MC and the Nomads leading to a man's throat being cut and eventually a significant law change. I covered the story in PATCHED (p.177) and I republish a slightly edited version here:

In January 1994, as the Mountain Rock Music Festival wound to a close notorious Nomad leader Dennis Hines cut the throat of the Tyrants MC member Tony Nightingale.

The incident occurred after two members of the Tyrants, an outlaw motorcycle club with chapters at that time in Levin and Pahiatua had attacked an associate of the Nomads, a Horwhenua based gang that broke away from Black Power in 1977 and gained a reputation as among the toughest in the country. 

The beaten man asked his friends for back-up and consequently the Nomads went looking for members of the offending motorcycle club. The Tyrants were attending the concert with two other outlaw clubs, the Mothers of Palmerston North and the Templars of Christchurch but these groups and most of the Tyrants had left the concert when the marauding Nomads found Nightingale  (and another member as seen in the photo above). The Nomads quickly set upon Nightingale and proceeded to beat him. During the melee, he became entangled in a fence, at which juncture Hines drew a knife and slashing his face before running the blade across his throat. He then cleaned his knife by repeatedly jabbing it into the ground.

Remarkably, Nightingale survived the attack, but it proved to have major implications for the justice system: leading to law changes that allowed for the use of witness anonymity during criminal trials.

18 Comments
Daniel Tetahi
16/8/2015 02:34:05 pm

Hines was one serious, scary dude; god I felt for the elderly owner or manager of the Foxton Hotel who spent a lot of time, effort and energy one particular night soothing over Nomad incursions so his place didn't get wrecked.

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besteassy link
23/12/2017 06:30:24 pm

This is such a gruesome incident. A festival should only be a place of fun and excitement. This incident is a fault by the organizers because they were not aware that such people are participating in the festival. This should be a lesson for the organizers to tighten their security and make sure that the participants are safe to proceed with the festival. I really hope that this kind of incidents will not happen anymore and every festival will only be fun and exciting.

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STEPHANIE link
22/9/2015 02:11:51 am

I love your image. they're so cool..

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Jahlena
18/3/2017 10:56:34 pm

Dennis Hines was a coward!!!

It was no secret he was a woman basher and a dirty fighter. One on one he was all crap. He needed weapons to feel tough!!! Couldn't fight without them. Chump!

The Nomads are nothing now. They're a joke!!! Little punk pussies. No one in Horowhenua fears them anymore. That's how pathetic they are!!!



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Jahlena
19/9/2017 11:19:50 pm

Go and say that to a Nomad lady... Only a real coward would post 'tough talk' over the net, Never underestimate a Nomad and their gauntlet

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i know who yu r
15/2/2018 01:49:55 am

jahlena tepu yu mutttt

NFFN
13/2/2018 03:24:10 pm

FUCK UP BITCH YOU WOULD HAVE KNOW IDEA ABOUT THE OLD MANN SHOULD HAVE BEEN YOUR THROAT RIP DENNIS OG

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7n7
15/2/2018 01:48:14 am

fukup yu muppet bitch

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YFH
28/4/2020 02:47:43 pm

Ya wrekon I wrekon YeeFukn Haa bitch word of warning don't underestimate my IT unincrypting before poking a punk pussy

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Descendants
10/1/2021 10:51:52 pm

U dont even know Dennis Hines

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Yfh
13/7/2022 01:36:12 am

Wasn't feard ya reakon?? The screws in jail were tht sceard of him they left his cell door open so he could walk in and out as he pleased.... his gf there at the time was a fukn screw....big and tough you are behind the screen.... I'm from Foxton and yeah ppl fear him in the horowhenua right up Tull the day he passed. Most feard gand leadr till death ya idiot... keep my fams name out your mouth if you not speaking facts.. rip Oldman uncle Dennis yfh 7n7 nffn. Back to fxt next month be stopping of to see you..

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John
30/12/2017 10:25:41 pm

I wonder what the out come would have been if the MMC and the TMC were there or the numbers were even.BROS CANT HANDLE WHITE MAN MAGIC!!

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Manz link
20/9/2018 11:24:00 pm

Your throat would of been next WHITE MAN FAGGOT

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John
2/3/2019 11:29:53 pm

Its been a well known fact for years White boy pussys have got now form in NZ other than those that hang out with MAORI & Pacific islanders.

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blood IV blood
3/4/2019 02:25:59 pm

...im smoking marijuana oil and crack mixed together :-)

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Chris Hanson
2/11/2019 07:39:03 am

The nomads are weak fried little boys, the losing team, with no morals and a desperate to hold onto what they have. No one fears these losers in levin trust me. More of a laugh seeing them push bike around, anyone thinking of joining a team don’t join the losing one

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NZ Special Forces Soldier
29/5/2021 12:18:14 pm

If one cannot produce or earn under their own steam, they resort to simply taking what they want. It's an easy cop-out and is for those of poor character. Most gang members grow out of it...well, the smarter ones do. All young males fight...goats and gang members alike. Join the military and learn to fight correctly

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Ross hickman
3/5/2022 09:17:26 pm

The og Dennis hines had a nice side to him as well. I was privy enough to do time with the old man @ josh waho @ pumpkin to name a few back in remand in the early 2000s. Dennis @ the boys treated me like a gentleman. Don't trash talk the dead let alone someone you don't know. Dennis lead by example in this particular incident you fucked with his boys he fucked with you simple as that. Rip Dennis brother

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