Extra lighting, signage and fencing will be installed at a Whanganui flats complex after a recent spate of break-ins and stolen vehicles.
Last week Whanganui District Council staff met with residents of Heathdene flats in Kaikokopu Rd, Aramoho, to discuss recent robberies and what extra security measures could be put in place.
Council senior property officer Bill Carswell said over the hot summer months some residents had been sleeping with their doors open.
People had walked into those flats and taken belongings and vehicle keys. Two vehicles were later stolen as a result.
After meeting with Heathdene's residents council, which owns the facility, agreed to a range of security measures.