A member of one of New Zealand's most prominent outlaw motorcycle gangs hasn't let a court ordered home detention order stop him from taking his children to a playground.
Stephen Daly, a prominent member of the Head Hunters MC and on electronic bail for his alleged connection to armed kidnappings, said he didn't want to let his kids down.
'It gets to you telling your babies you can't take them to the park because I'm on the bracelet, so I did something about it. I no longer have that problem. Bark goes in tomorrow and we done, school playground at home boom!'
Stephen Daly, a prominent member of the Head Hunters MC and on electronic bail for his alleged connection to armed kidnappings, said he didn't want to let his kids down
Mr Daly found the playground on an online auction site with a $1 reserve but won it with a final bid of around $2000
Mr Daly, from Whangarei, told Stuff.co.nz that he found the playground on an online auction site with a $1 reserve but won it with a final bid of around $2000.
'We had no instructions or anything, just photos off TradeMe. We'd grab one pole, look through all the photos at where the gaps were - we jigsaw puzzled it for about two weeks. Our builder was bloody awesome.'
He said he wants to slowly build his home into a paradise for his 7 and 8-year-old children and has already built them a swimming pool.
'There's a park right near us, but trying to explain why you can't take them... '
The original post of the playground on Mr Daly's Facebook page garnered more than 550 comments, most of which congratulated him on being 'father of the year'.
'That's just the best thing I have ever seen someone do, to not only defeat what has been taken from you, but to show how much your love is to have quality time with the Tamariki (children),' wrote one woman.
New playground: 'There's a park right near us, but trying to explain why you can't take them'
'Steve you are amazing! Who does that for their kids? You blow my mind,' wrote another woman.
'That's so f*****g cool cuzzy, I hate to admit it but no one does it better than you,' posted Mr Daly's friend.
Mr Daly's Facebook page is littered with photo's of his previous lifestyle, including vintage muscle cars, new Harley Davidson motorcycles, game fishing and giant gold chains.
New Zealand Police allege Mr Daly was involve in the abduction of two men in the North Island in February last year. One of the men was also robbed of $10,000.
Mr Daly and eight other Head Hunter members have pleaded not guilty to the charges and will stand trial in court later this year.
Mr Daly's Facebook page is littered with photo's of his previous lifestyle, including vintage muscle cars, new Harley Davidson motorcycles, game fishing and giant gold chains