Upstart Press

Angus Gillies will be joined in conversation by Juliet Speedy and 501-cum-youth worker Mark Talanoa, in what is sure to be a fascinating evening.

They are people who didn't want to come back to New Zealand, and generally had family and lives in Australia that they wanted to continue. Some were hardened criminals, some were people who simply associated with the wrong people, but what they had in common was that they were reluctant returnees.

How did they get to where they were, what happened on their return, and could NZ have done a better job of integrating them back into NZ society? This is the story of the 501s, in their own words.

Angus Gillies is a journalist and television producer and has written both non-fiction and fiction, including the three-book Ngati Dread series on the so-called Ruatoria Troubles and biographies of Matthew Ridge, Adam Parore, Justin Marshall and Sir John Rowles.

Remember to RSVP to [email protected] to attend. (Note the email correction from our previous post!) We look forward to seeing you there.