In 1989, Australian radio station Triple J had been playing "Fuck tha Police" (the only radio station in the world to do so)[REF] for up to six months, before being banned by Australian Broadcasting Corporation management following a campaign by a South Australian Liberal senator [REF].
On 10 April 2011, New Zealand dub musician Tiki Taane was arrested on charges of "disorderly behaviour likely to cause violence to start or continue" after performing the song at a gig in a club in Tauranga during an inspection of the club by the police [REF].