Manukau City Gets Tough On Graffiti

New Zealand

28/07/2004 02:08 PM
NewstalkZB

Manukau City Council wants to ban the sale of broad tip marker pens to under-18-year-olds as part of an anti-graffiti campaign.

Mayor Sir Barry Curtis says the council is removing hundreds of pieces of "tagging" week, and the problem costs ratepayers more than $1 million a year.

The council also wants the power to ban the sale of spray paint to under-18s and make it illegal for youngsters to possess them in public places.

Under the proposal, retailers who sell pens or paint to teenagers would face penalties.