New Zealand gangs may be forced to cover facial tattoos with makeup, incoming government says

Ban on offensive facial markings could come as part of wider crackdown on gangs, National party says

New Zealand's gangs may have to cover up offensive tattoos with makeup if the incoming government's crackdown on gang activity goes ahead.

On Thursday, the National party's police spokesperson, Mark Mitchell, told the national broadcaster RNZ that if its proposed ban on gang patches - large insignia sewn on to jackets, for example - does not work, then it would consider making gang members apply foundation over their facial tattoos, or face arrest.