Andrew Coster: Police Commissioner on increased police presence in the Auckland CBD

New Community Beat Teams have been announced - 63 additional police staff will be deployed across Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch.   It's alongside Operation Safer Streets, which will see an extra 21 officers redeployed in Auckland's CBD from July - to target anti-social behaviour.   Police Commissioner Andrew Coster told Mike Hosking “We’ve had visibility as a key priority for a long time.”  Coster said recruitment has turned in a positive direction in the last few months.  LISTEN ABOVE. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.