Heart of the City welcomes cross agency approach and results being achieved in Auckland’s city centre

Heart of the City is delighted with the commitment from government to the cross-agency approach to addressing crime and social issues to complement local initiatives in Auckland’s city centre – bringing results to issues that the organisation has been lobbying for since the COVID period.  

Viv Beck, Heart of the City, Chief Executive says

“There is a noticeable difference to how the city centre feels – the additional police and the significant local resources including our own safety team has made a positive impact.  This is showing in crime trending down and the feedback that we get from local businesses.  

Whilst there is a still a way to go to become the vibrant, safe, 24/7 city we aspire to, we’re also really pleased about the progress being made on addressing other areas of concern such as mental health, addiction and housing.”

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