For decades, popular journalist and broadcaster Pam Corkery was on our screens, talking on our radios or in Parliament.
But in recent years, New Zealand has been Corkeryfree since the 66-year-old took herself off to Brisbane, Australia and found other things to occupy her. Yet that hasn’t stopped her maintaining a keen interest in our current affairs and keeping abreast of everything that has been happening in her home country.
Which is why she is back on our screens after 14 years. In 2008, she did a two-part documentary called The Gangs, which gained her unprecedented access to gang life. She has returned to the topic after feeling concerned that gangs were increasingly in the media.
“I couldn’t believe what I was reading and seeing about the gangs in New Zealand,” says Pam. “So much had changed since our documentary and instead of decreasing in numbers, there were more gangs than ever.
“I thought, ‘This is nuts. We’re going through the whole gang drama
