Community Patrols of New Zealand

Community Patrols of New Zealand is a national organisation that aims to raise the profile and encourage the development of local community patrols throughout New Zealand to assist New Zealand Police, by working together, to reduce crime and build safer communities.

Delegates to the CPNZ 2009 National Training Seminar

Our mission

Working together throughout New Zealand to reduce crime and build safer communities.

National Training Seminar 2010

10th Anniversary - Taupo June 2010

Friday 25th – Sunday 27th June 2010

Bayview Wairakei Resort, Taupo

1. Download registration form [100K Word Doc]
2. Download accommodation form [244K Word Doc] at Bayview Wairakei Conference centre
3. More information on Bayview Wairakei Hotel and alternative accommodation at Copthorne (Special price of $120 per night for superior room or $139 per night including breakfast for two. They will hold 17 rooms for us so first come first served. )

Notes

• Registration forms to be sent to The Secretary NTS 2010, 11 Hilden Place, Taupo 3330 together with payment by cheque to be made out to "CPNZ". Receipts will be emailed to you so make sure your email address is on the registration form.
• Registration forms given out at the NTS 2009 can still be used but post to the above address.
• Transport will be available from Taupo Airport on a regular basis and we will organise a couple of buses from Rotorua Airport. Please let us know your travel details as early as possible so that we can accommodate you.
• Cheaper accommodation is available in Taupo- see link above and we will have shuttles to and from the venue at regular intervals. If you choose to stay elsewhere please let us know and we will attempt to accommodate you with transport. Please remember that the venue is quite a distance out of the town of Taupo.
• Email Tania Lord with any questions and for direct payments into the CPNZ account.

Updates and further details will be available on the website at regular intervals.

Get those funding applications in early!!!! Don’t miss out !!!!!

What is a community patrol?

A community patrol is a voluntary group of people giving some of their time and taking responsibility within their own community to help the Police make their community a safer environment in which to live. Any citizen who has a caring attitude to their community may offer their services.

Community patrols may have links to local Councils and organisations sharing a similar interest in community safety but it is important community patrols remain autonomous and are managed by a committee of their members. Members meet regularly for training and to discuss issues and opportunities.

Local patrols are encouraged to affiliate with Community Patrols of New Zealand. A condition of affiliation to Community Patrols of New Zealand is that the patrol has the support and confidence of the Police and has a police liaison officer allocated to work with it.

Community patrollers act as 'eyes and ears' for police. Patrolling their community in pairs, patrollers note anything that could be suspicious and inform police immediately of incidents requiring urgent attention. Some patrols have a very high profile in their community with a sign-written car, while others prefer to stay covert or drive their own car. Patrollers usually patrol once a month.

Applicants are vetted by the Police before becoming patrol members and must complete a period of training (usually three months) where they work with senior patrollers.

Police notify the patrol of suspicious activities and trouble spots they would like the patrol to keep an eye on, as well as informing the patrol of events occurring in the area. Each member must sign a declaration of confidentiality and agree to abide by a code of conduct before working with the patrol.