12 Aug 2019

Police get access to more CCTV cameras across Auckland

From Morning Report, 6:10 am on 12 August 2019

Auckland Transport is aiming to combine most CCTVs in the city into a single system that it will control.

The authority says its top priority is improving public safety. But the change will give police real-time access to thousands of cameras around the city.

Reporter Phil Pennington asked Chris Creighton, group manager of business technology solutions, about what this might mean in terms of surveillance.