The council released further details about the new security contract for the inner-city hub where 16-year-old Enere McLaren-Taana was fatally stabbed on May 23.
The ODT revealed earlier this week that First Security would be taking over from Allied Security on November 1.
Otago Regional Council transport manager Lorraine Cheyne said staffing levels and hours would remain the same as when Allied Security provided the service.
Uniformed staff would patrol the bus hub and board buses at random, six days a week, from 2.30pm into the late evening.
"Security staff are expected to demonstrate an understanding of, and respect for, cultural values, customs, and protocols and have all undertaken cultural training, and in a change to the current arrangement, staff will be wearing bodycams," Ms Cheyne said.
Several firms that tendered said this was their standard practice.
Official information requests by the ODT in the wake of the stabbing showed concerns from the public that guards employed by Allied Security were seen to be more interested in vaping and chatting with girls than patrolling the bus hub.
Security guards also suffered abuse from the public in the aftermath.
Allied Security declined to comment earlier this week.
Ms Cheyne said the new contract was for an initial period of eight months, with an option for two 12-month extensions.
This would allow changes to be made to the type of security services to be provided to accommodate recommendations from the Central City Advisory Group, which was tasked with addressing safety concerns in the central city, including at the hub.
The trial of the 13-year-old accused of murder in the fatal stabbing is set for February.
He has pleaded not guilty.
— APL
