The Police Minister is signalling a law change to crack down on boy racers after a violent brawl in Wairarapa on Saturday. 

Videos of men smashing a car's windows and beating up its driver are circulating on social media.  

The boy racers also threw bottles, rocks, and fireworks at police, with several people now facing charges.  

Minister Mark Mitchell told Kerre Woodham he is working on legislation with the Ministers for Justice and Transport.  

He says they hope to progress changes to give police teeth to clamp down on boy racers before the end of the year. 

Mitchell is also praising motorists for the part they played in New Zealand's zero road-toll Labour Weekend. 

It's a new record for the period, with the previous lowest being in 2013 with one person dead and 109 injured.  

Mitchell says told Kerre that this remarkable feat is down to people driving safely, as well as the work of Police over the long weekend.   

He says full credit goes to the Police and the work they're doing, but also to motorists, who need some credit in the fact they've been careful over the long weekend. 

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The Police Minister is signalling a law change to crack down on boy racers after a violent brawl in Wairarapa on Saturday.&nbsp;
Videos of men smashing a car's windows and beating up its driver are circulating on social media. &nbsp;
The boy racers also threw bottles, rocks, and fireworks at police, with several people now facing charges. &nbsp;
Minister Mark Mitchell told Kerre Woodham he is working on legislation with the Ministers for Justice and Transport. &nbsp;
He says they hope to progress changes to give police teeth to clamp down on boy racers before the end of the year.&nbsp;
Mitchell is also praising motorists for the part they played in New Zealand's zero road-toll Labour Weekend.&nbsp;
It's a new record for the period, with the previous lowest being in 2013 with one person dead and 109 injured. &nbsp;
Mitchell says told Kerre that this remarkable feat is down to people driving safely, as well as the work of Police over the long weekend. &nbsp;&nbsp;
He says full credit goes to the Police and the work they're doing, but also to motorists, who need some credit in the fact they've been careful over the long weekend.&nbsp;
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Mark Mitchell: Police Minister on the move to crack down on boy racers, the record low road toll over Labour Weekend

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