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Brighter city lights

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Brighter city lights

Another strategy to make city streets safer at night has been to increase lighting levels and install closed-circuit television (CCTV) monitored by police. This approach was implemented in Wellington’s Courtenay Place, the hub of the city’s entertainment district.

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Caroline Daley, Men and women in the city – Nights, sex and love, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/24617/brighter-city-lights (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Caroline Daley, published 17 December 2009.