Photo: RNZ / Marika Khabazi
Ongoing anti-social behaviour in central Auckland is prompting safety concerns among business owners and tourism operators, as more people flock into Downtown for summer.
Co-owner of Vivace Restaurant Mandy Lusk says there have been multiple fights outside of her Fort Street venue, and she is no longer comfortable with staff walking to their cars alone.
The Cruise Association is heading into its biggest season since pre-Covid days - but has told Nine to Noon its operators are noting that behaviour by rough sleepers, drinkers and drug dealers is intimidating for passengers.
Central business association Heart of the City is calling for an urgent bylaw which would give council the power to trespass people when they are a risk to public safety.
Heart of the City CEO Viv Beck, Auckland City Mission Chief Executive Helen Robinson and Vivace co-owner Mandy Lusk speak with Kathryn Ryan.
