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Southland Mongrel Mob associate sentenced for 'nasty' kidnapping

Rameka Rangi-Te Rito received home detention for a premeditated kidnapping and assault during a months-long crime spree by the Mataura Mongrel Mob chapter in 2022.

Rameka Joseph Rangi-Te Rito was among Southland Mongrel Mob members who kidnapped and assaulted one of their own at the Mataura clubhouse. Photo: NZME A patched gang member suffered a collapsed lung, fractured eye socket and fractured ribs after a beating that lasted several hours and involved various weapons, including a hammer and a child’s bike.

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Otago Daily Times broke the news in Otago, New Zealand on Monday, December 8, 2025.
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