Jarrod GilbertJarrod Gilbert

Dr Jarrod Gilbert is the author of Patched: The History of Gangs in New Zealand. He is currently working on his next book, Murder: A New Zealand History. He lives and drinks in Christchurch.

“One day Tim McKinnel decided he’d bust a man out of prison, and that’s what he did”

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The campaign to free wrongfully convicted Teina Pora is now the subject of a book – In Dark Places: The confessions of Teina Pora and an ex-cop’s fight for justice, by Michael Bennett (Paul Little Books, $34.99). Dr Jarrod Gilbert interviews the book’s hero, the “tall and good looking” Tim McKinnel. One day Tim McKinnel decided he’d bust a … Read more

Books: Essay – In Which Jarrod Gilbert Attempts to Drink the Whanganui Literary Festival Dry

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Patched author Jarrod Gilbert reports from the Whanganui Literary Festival held on the weekend. Rachael King and I had a drink at Christchurch airport and had another when we arrived at the Whanganui Writers Festival. In 2013, Whiti Ihimaera called it the best regional writers festival around. I drank to that too. Nicky Hager kicked things off … Read more