AT welcomes 9 new transport officers to improve safety

Auckland Transport is welcoming 9 new transport officers, bolstering numbers across the network as it tries to improve commuter safety. It's been a hot button issue in the super city, with a number of recent incidents on the network, including a vicious attack on a 16 year old school boy on a bus in July. AT said transport officers are vital to ensuring safety on buses, trains and ferries, and the new recruits RNZ spoke to say they're up to the task, Finn Blackwell reports.