The Police Minister says gangs are showing a high level of compliance with the new laws.  

Police are expecting large numbers of Mongrel Mob Barbarians in Nelson over the weekend, and will be deploying officers from Tasman and Canterbury to check for breaches.  

Yesterday, six people were arrested for allegedly breaching the patch ban at a Tauranga tangi. 

Mark Mitchell told Mike Hosking that leaders of the gangs in particular are trying to respond, and fundamentally don't seem to want to draw attention to themselves.  

He says there will probably be some younger members who won't comply because they're not thinking about it, but police will respond to that. 

Mitchell says that typically those respectfully attending a funeral won't have any contact with police.  

But he says if people are taking over public roads, intimidating people, and carrying illegal weapons, then police will respond to make sure the public is safe. 

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