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Mayor hails first day of patch ban
Wanganui mayor Michael Laws says his council's ban on gang patches has been a success.
Wanganui mayor Michael Laws says his council's ban on gang patches has been a success.
A 21-year-old man is the first person in Wanganui to be arrested for wearing gang patches.
Wanganui Mayor Michael Laws says gang members who wear gang patches in protest today will be arrested.
Wanganui police will enforce a new ban on gang patches with a "commonsense approach", but say patches are not welcome.
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