"There were other people in ICU, or waiting in the waiting room, that happened to be, not known to me at the time, Mongrel Mob, mostly women... Quite a few of them, no masks on," Thomas said.
"And then slowly after that, the next few days, it just got bigger and bigger, lots of Mongrel Mob there."
The problem was not the presence of the members, but their failure to wear masks, Thomas said.
Interesting priorities.
In a statement, Te Whatu Ora Waitaha said staff reminded visitors to wear a mask.
"Our security team are also available to assist if necessary and those refusing to wear a mask are asked to leave. Police may be asked to attend the hospital ... if required," it read.
Some security team you have there.