Waiatarua Community Patrol News

Tēnā koutou Waiatarua

Wow, I can’t believe the year is nearly over.

The community patrol has been attending plenty of events in the last month, community days, Halloween evenings, Cold Play concerts as well as regular patrols around the neighbourhood.

If you are going away for a holiday then remember to keep you home secure, have someone empty your mail, use timers on lights and have it look like someone is home.

Stay safe, and look out for your neighbours.

Be aware of our volunteers and give us a wave when you see us out on patrol ☺

Volunteer with us as a patroller (covering Waiatarua, Oratia, Henderson Valley and more). A flexible commitment of around four hours per month. Full training and uniform supplied. Police security clearance check and current drivers licence required. Volunteer with us in a support role. It takes a team to keep our wheels on the road.

Our biggest expense is petrol – donate directly to our fuel account at Oratia Mobil station on West Coast Road or donate to our Givealittle page – no amount is too small: www.givealittle.co.nz/ org/waiatarua-community-patrol-charitable-trust

Contact Sue Dell, Patrol Leader (waiatarua@cpnz.org.nz, 021 681 207) for more information, or check out our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/waiataruacommunitypatrol.

Remember – please phone Police to report any incidents in our neighbourhood including witnessing bad driving. This enables Police to identify trends in the area and does get included in their planning activities:

111 – Emergency

105 – Non emergency (incident already happened and urgent assistance not required), or online 105.police.govt.nz

555 – From mobile phone only – urgent but not life-threatening driving incidents

0800 555 111 – Crimestoppers – to report anonymously, or online crimestoppers- nz.org/report Barbara Lokes, WCP Treasurer