NEXT STOP FOR GANG FREE TOWN - MASTERTON

We were a bit gobsmacked at the Sunday markets last weekend in Masterton, when we ran smack bang into two big hairy arsed Nomad gang members in full regalia. They dont wear their patches so we can all admire their embroidery - no. They do it to intimidate. Allowing them to parade the streets in their gear normalises them. And they aint normal.

We are delighted that Wairoa is looking to ban patches. Its a bloody tough little town and any effort to reduce the power of the gangs is a step in the right direction.

And while we are at it - all government departments should ban gang patches from their buildings..

Get to it guys.. Get rid of gangs and you will make a serious dent in P problem.

ARRESTING

We read this story on Stuff - apparently the swinging dick skin heads are not going to take an invasion of Hells Angels into Nelson lying down. We were particularly interested in the following quote. We reckon - it is a criminal threat. We wonder why the police aren't acting on it. We would expect if it is taped then they can charge "Max "with threatening to kill among a whole host of other offences as well.

The threat has come from Southern Skinheads president "Max" who told Newstalk ZB the Angels were not welcome in Nelson because they would bring P with them. "We will burn any pub they drink at, any motel they stay at and may take it to the extent we will probably try to shoot them off their motorbikes," he said.

We hope that the local police show zero tolerance. And we are pleased to see that the charities are shunning the bikies as well.

Doing " charity runs" has been a long established method of the gangs to get legitimacy in the community.

No charity should take their money - its dirty.