Wanganui gang patch law passes
The law passed last night by 62 votes to 59. If Helen Clark was still an MP it would have been 62 – 60. ACT had three MPs (Hide, Boscawen and Garrett) vte in favour and two (Roy and Douglas) vote against.
I’m not convinced the new law will be effective, and I also think criminalising people for what they wear, rather than what they do, is the start of a potentially slippery slope.
However this has been a law strongly sought by the Wanganui District Council, and most of the people who live there. Parliament has a tradition of agreeing to most local bills.
It will be interesting to see how the law works in practice.