Sixty-five people have been arrested and charged in relation to the aggravated robberies of shops in Auckland since February.
Acting assistant commissioner districts Superintendent John Tims said he was aware the robberies were very concerning to the community and they were being taken very seriously by the police.
He said teams in Waitemata, Auckland City and Counties Manukau were dealing with aggravated robberies.
In Counties Manukau, every aggravated robbery file of a commercial business was sent to the major crime team, he said.
Since February they had cleared 48 aggravated robbery files.
"We know offenders are moving around Auckland and that is why all three policing districts in Auckland are working together on this issue. Our intelligence staff have identified high-risk areas and we have increased our visibility in those areas."
As well as holding offenders to account, police have also focused on prevention, as part of Operation Dukan.
"In the past three weeks, police officers across Auckland have visited over 930 business owners and talked to them about this very issue, and offered them safety audits of their premises," he said.
"We are continuing to work closely with our partners and in particular our Indian communities, as we know they have been over-represented as victims. However, this is not a problem police can solve alone."
He said the whole community needed to stand up against these crimes and report any suspicious behaviour to their local police station.