Christchurch bus officers dealing with 50 incidents a month

Christchurch bus support officers are dealing with about 50 incidents a month on public transport in Christchurch, including violent assaults. The details have been revealed in a 6 month review of the one year pilot that is costing Enviroment Canterbury 1.3 million dollars. Almost two thirds of the incidents faced by the Christchurch support officers are are unruly behaviour including rudeness and shouting. 5 percent are physical assaults and about 15 percent are verbal abuse. The team is made up of 11 first security officers and 8 of them actually ride the buses daily. Amalgamated Workers' Union secretary Lindsay Chappell spoke to Lisa Owen.