7 Oct 2019

National leader Simon Bridges says gangs a homegrown issue

From Morning Report, 8:19 am on 7 October 2019

National leader Simon Bridges says the Police Minister's argument that the increase in gang numbers is being driven by criminals deported from Australia doesn't ring true - and this is a homegrown issue. But gang experts say the increase is just the continuation of a trend - and a rhetoric of hate towards gangs won't solve the underlying issues. Political reporter Yvette McCullough has more.