{"product_id":"501s-the-reluctant-returnees","title":"501s: The Reluctant Returnees","description":"\u003cp\u003eThey are people who didn't want to come back to New Zealand, generally had family and lives in Australia that they wanted to continue.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAngus Gillies is a journalist and television producer and has written both non-fiction and fiction, including a three- book series on the so-called Ruatoria Killings and biographies of Matthew Ridge, Adam Parore, Justin Marshall and John Rowles.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePaperback\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Upstart Press Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46452185890966,"sku":"9781776941025","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0587\/4978\/0118\/files\/jacket-2026-07-15T080543-453.jpg?v=1784059672","url":"https:\/\/www.tawabooksandpost.co.nz\/products\/501s-the-reluctant-returnees","provider":"Tawa Books \u0026 Post","version":"1.0","type":"link"}