Ōrewa businesses talk continued town centre crime

Crime affecting retailers in Ōrewa town centre, which Destination Ōrewa Beach says is a daily occurrence, was the topic of a meeting held by the business association on Friday, March 24.

As well as 30 representatives of Ōrewa businesses, Whangaparāoa MP Mark Mitchell, Waitematā North area commander Inspector Matt Laurenson, and members of Community Patrol NZ attended. The idea was to share information and discuss possible solutions. Mitchell told the paper that the retailers’ feedback was taken on board by Police. Increased use of CCTV in the town centre was one possibility raised, he said.

Destination Ōrewa Beach operations manager, Hellen Wilkins says the meeting was called because businesses wanted to be heard about issues they experience every day. She says people stealing from retail stores are clearly not scared of CCTV, staff