Bus lounge cause to loiter

As if the TPPA wasn't already a huge skidmark on the underpants of New Zealand society, large groups of teenagers are intimidating people, causing fights, and hurting businesses near Christchurch's new Riccarton Rd bus lounge. The city council has beefed up security at the depot, but shop owners say this has only moved the problem into the street. One Division St business owner fears getting his sign from the street. Another says he has "zero revenue" after 3pm, when the teens – gathering in groups of 30 to 60 – arrive. Police and a city councillor acknowledge the problem has arisen since the bus lounge opened on December 14. CopyPrint owner Selwyn Bradley said up to 60 teenagers could loiter in Division St during the afternoon. The new bus lounge facilities attracted them to the area, he said. Since the council employed security guards for the building, they had spilled on to the street. He and other business owners said they warned the council of such problems at various meeting, but their pleas were ignored. "It's a major detraction for customers now to come into the street in the afternoon. Everyone's talking about intimidation, even I'm intimidated to walk down the end of the street to get my sign. As I walk past the shop, the smell of dope [marijuana] would almost knock you over." There is a way to get those unruly yobs off your back: the Mosquito. Just push a button and it will emit a high-frequency sound that only they can hear. Or you could just get a gun and start firing shots. Classical music has also been known to work.