Constable Bruce McLean, of Wanaka, said staff were continually on the move around the resort to ensure they remained in the "public eye".
"The best form of community policing is by keeping a highly visible presence on the streets," Const McLean said from behind the wheel of his police car.
Hordes of holidaymakers have descended upon Wanaka for the New Year period.
Police are boosting staff numbers in the resort to target bad behaviour.
Constable Ian Henderson said an increase in vandalism and wilful damage around Wanaka had been brought to the attention of police.
Police would be keeping a vigilant eye out for anyone breaching the Wanaka liquor ban, which came into force on Saturday evening.
There had been no arrests for liquor ban breaches at 5pm yesterday.
However, an 18-year-old Gore man had been processed for drink-driving at 10.30am, yesterday and would duly appear in the Queenstown District Court.
Queenstown and the Wakatipu region remained "remarkably quiet" following Christmas revelry, the resort town's police reported yesterday.
Sergeant Brian Cameron yesterday said there had been few incidents of any significance during the weekend, apart from arrests for disorderly behaviour and drink driving offences.
A 20-year-old Mossburn man, who threw a bottle at a police car, was arrested for disorderly behaviour at 11.20pm on Saturday, and will appear in the Queenstown District Court on Monday, January 12.
