Dear John,

This week our new Gangs Act came into effect, banning gang patches in public and giving police a number of new tools to crack down on gangs and the misery they cause.

It is now illegal to display gang insignia in public – removing the ability for gangs to intimidate New Zealanders and incite fear in your communities.

Police can issue new dispersal notices, which will require gang members to immediately leave a given area and not associate with one another for seven days.

Additionally, courts can now issue non-consorting orders, banning gang members for communicating and associating with each other for up to three years.

Our message to gangs is clear – the days of behaving like you are above the law are over. Our new tools will make it far harder to operate as a criminal gang in New Zealand.

National is serious about restoring law and order, by backing our Police to tackle gangs, disrupt criminal behaviour and keep Kiwis safe. With these new laws, we have delivered on the promise we made to Kiwis before the election.

Police have wasted no time using these laws to disrupt gangs, stopping a Mongrel Mob member three minutes after the ban took effect. Read more from Police about the first day of enforcement here <[link removed]>.

Have a good weekend,



Christopher 





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