Prime Minister Chris Luxon says the Government is open to discussing whether to ban language and symbols related to the Nazis.

It comes after individuals involved in a Mongrel Mob tangi procession in Lower Hutt on Tuesday openly used the term ‘sieg heil’, commonly known as a Nazi chant meaning ‘hail victory’.

Sociologist Paul Spoonley isn't sure a full ban would be enforceable. 

"I think banning doesn't address underlying problems - and I would say the same about swastikas and Nazi salutes as I would about the gang patches."

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Prime Minister Chris Luxon says the Government is open to discussing whether to ban language and symbols related to the Nazis.
It comes after individuals involved in a Mongrel Mob tangi procession in Lower Hutt on Tuesday openly used the term ‘sieg heil’, commonly known as a Nazi chant meaning ‘hail victory’.
Sociologist Paul Spoonley isn't sure a full ban would be enforceable.&nbsp;
"I think banning doesn't address underlying problems - and I would say the same about swastikas and Nazi salutes as I would about the gang patches."
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Paul Spoonley: Massey University Sociologist on the Government potentially banning Nazi salutes and symbols

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