4:42 pm today

New police teams patrolling central Christchurch

From Checkpoint, 4:42 pm today

New police teams are patrolling central Christchurch, shopping malls and transport hubs to try to improve safety and prevent retail crime. It's part of the government's country-wide roll-out of Community Beat Teams, which includes 63 officers across Auckland, and a further 17 staff in Wellington over the next two years, Anna Sargent reports.