The Nat's gang policy hits a bit of opposition

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A very simplistic approach. The problems start when you try to define the status of 'gangs'. A group of motorcyclists with stylised identification such as the Ulysses club? A cultural ethnic group with authentic tattoos such as a kapa haka club? An association of ex-military comrades with identifying clothing? A religious group wearing traditional garb?

Mark Mitchell has already accused a Maori guy of being a gang member due to his having traditional facial tattoos https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/politics/e...R2WXPB2Z4/
Like so many of National's electioneering policies this has been very poorly thought through.

Well let's start with just the obvious ones:

Black Power
Mongrel Mob
Comancheros
Filthy Few
Etc

There is lready a list the Police will have of Gangs involved in CRIMINAL activity in NZ.

As I was trying to impress on you the difficulty is not naming the obvious criminal gangs but in where the cut-off is for National's anti gang policies. There are plenty of motorcycle fraternities and other groups of like minded individuals throughout New Zealand so how do you propose National define the legality of each and every one of them in regard to being "gangs"?