The Police Minister is applauding officers' management of a gang tangi in Ōpōtiki.
Hundreds of Mongrel Mob members descended on the Bay of Plenty town last week for the funeral of a gang boss.
Police closed public roads for two hours for the Whakatane funeral procession.
Minister Ginny Andersen says it's unacceptable people's daily lives were disrupted - but police used the opportunity to enact new legislation.
She says officers arrested gang members, searched their cars, impounded their vehicles and seized their weapons.
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