On May 13, Enere McLaren-Taana died after being stabbed while at the bus hub in Great King St.
Since then, criticisms have been levelled at the Allied Security guards who patrol the area.
Email correspondence released by the Dunedin City Council included an incident report from May 24 where a security guard was spat on and kicked while on the job.
It said the security guard was walking through the Woolworths carpark to begin work at the bus hub when they were "aggressively approached by two teen males".
"One started swearing at me and saying ‘did you let my bro get killed?’."
When the security guard said they were not present when the stabbing occurred, one of the teens pushed and spat on them.
"As I was about to walk off, he kicked me in the back of the legs, trying to drop me to the ground, and when that failed he walked of saying ‘f... you guys, you are useless’."
However, the public and police also praised the job security guards were doing in the bus hub.
One incident report from May 29 said at 11am a man came out of the Dunedin bus hub and went to destroy the shrine for Enere.
The man walked past the security guards and started damaging the shrine, but when called on to stop by the guard, he walked away.
However, he came back and again attempted to demolish the shrine.
"I stepped in front to stop him and the only words he said were ‘you can’t touch or hit me’ ... so I restrained him in a bear hug until police arrived."
Members of the public who watched sent their gratitude to Allied Security over the incident.
Otago Regional Council (ORC) general manager of planning and transport Anita Dawe said the council was concerned security guards at the bus hub were subject to abuse.
"They are members of our community and are working to provide a safer environment for people using the bus hub.
"First and foremost, our priority is to ensure our contractors get home safely at the end of the night. We endeavour to strike a balance between ensuring our contractors are safe, and providing reassurance to our public transport passengers who use the hub.
"[We] are grateful for the work that our security contractors are undertaking."
Emails also included complaints sent to the DCC about Allied Security staff members.
One complaint submitted on May 29 from a member of the public said they witnessed two security personnel sitting and talking with another man.
"Based on what has gone on ... sitting and talking is not giving a good impression — my tax dollars pay for that."
They said an "older gentleman" spoke up and reminded the two what what was being said in the news, which caused the security guards to stand up and walk away.
Ms Dawe said the ORC received regular feedback, both positive and negative, on a range of contractors, including about security operators at the bus hub.
"There were three complaints in July and none so far this month."
