Hon CHRIS HIPKINS (Minister of Police): Last week, the Hon Kiri Allan and I announced a suite of measures to help police respond to gang violence and intimidating behaviour in New Zealand. Recent brazen gang activities have been totally unacceptable and our communities deserve better. Police asked for legislative changes that will give them more tools to crack down on violent offending, and the Government has responded to that. We've announced a balanced package based on evidence of what will work.