canterbury eye on communities, winter 2016

Contents

About Neighbourhood Support ........................................................................ 4

Message from the Editorial Team ..................................................................... 5

National Manager, NS New Zealand ................................................................. 7

Neighbours Helping Neighbours ...................................................................... 9

Neighbourhood Support Communications ....................................................... 11

Junior Neighbourhood Support ........................................................................ 15

The Sporting Connections of Makora Street ..................................................... 17

The Story of a Small Street ................................................................................ 21

Riccarton Neighbourhood Policing Team ......................................................... 25

The Police Specialist Search Group ................................................................. 29

Ashburton District Neighbourhood Support ..................................................... 33

A Good News Story from Hinds ........................................................................ 35

North Canterbury Neighbourhood Support ...................................................... 37

NZ Community Patrols ...................................................................................... 39

Restoring Equality and Completeness ............................................................. 43

Greetings from DARE Canterbury Inc. .............................................................. 49

Graffi ti ................................................................................................................ 51

The Inspire Foundation ..................................................................................... 53

Staying Safe in Dangerous Situations ............................................................... 55

Important Contact Numbers ............................................................................. 56

Help Yourself Avonhead - 'Snap It' .................................................................... 57

Email Vulnerability ............................................................................................. 58

Are you as ready as you think you are? ............................................................ 60

Environmental Design ....................................................................................... 61

Reducing the Risk of Theft ............................................................................... 65

Identity Theft ...................................................................................................... 69

Crime & Vandalism ............................................................................................ 73

Reducing the Burglar’s Opportunities............................................................... 77

Keeping Safe from Gambling Harm .................................................................. 81

History

Neighbourhood Watch was introduced to New Zealand as a crime prevention initiative in the late 1970’s. The initiative evolved to become Neighbourhood Support New Zealand, a community owned and managed organisation with a wide-ranging interest in community support, safety and crime prevention.

Neighbourhood Support became an Incorporated Society in 2000. In 2001 it signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the New Zealand Police. The purpose of the Memorandum of Understanding is to establish and promote a collaborative working relationship between Neighbourhood Support New Zealand Incorporated and the Police.

Objectives

Neighbourhood Support aims to make homes, streets, neighbourhoods and communities safer and more caring places in which to live.

This is primarily achieved through establishment of small cells of households known as a “Neighbourhood Support Group”, comprising anywhere from 4 to 50 residential households in a single street or suburb. Groups throughout a single suburb or a wider town or city area are co-ordinated either via a civilian co-ordinator, or through a Community Constable based at a local Police station.

The main purpose of the groups is to encourage neighbours to know one another and share information on crime or suspicious activities in their area. Early contact with authorities such as the Police is also encouraged for reporting of unusual observations or unacceptable behaviour. Crime prevention information can also be shared with group members via Community Constables, or Neighbourhood Support Area Co-ordinators.

A secondary objective of Neighbourhood Support is to facilitate communication between Civil Defence (Emergency Management) and the community during a man-made or natural disaster affecting residents.

About Neighbourhood Support

Message from the Editorial Team

Sadly, the world in which we live is not as law abiding as it was a generation or two ago which makes the work of all sorts of government and voluntary organisations vital.

Neighbourhood Support is a lively, worthwhile and necessary organisation which provides avenues for neighbours and communities to socialise, and look out for each other.

Our sincere thanks to the contributors of all the articles contained here. A lot of hours have gone in to making this book as relevant, useful and convenient to use as possible.

This book is a vehicle for the latest news and messages of many of the above in an easy to use format. Please keep it by your phone for ready reference.

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Kia Ora to all Neighbourhood Support members, sponsors, stakeholders and public within the Canterbury Region who are reading this great publication.

It is an honour for me to again have an article in this magazine, so a big thank you to Canterbury Neighbourhood Support for the opportunity.

Since my last article in November 2015, it has been a busy time for both Neighbourhood Support at a national and local level. With the festive season completed, Neighbourhood Support local offices were quickly back into the office to set plans for a busy year ahead, and carrying out day to day neighbourhood support business as usual.

At a national level, we have been working very hard to strengthen the communication and assistance from national office through to neighbourhood support offices on the ground. I have visited six out of twelve districts across New Zealand as part of the national tour, so am half way there. Each district/area operates just a little different to ensure they suit the requirements of their community. The highlight for me has been meeting members of the larger neighbourhood support organisation in their own communities.

These are the people on the ground who work tirelessly for the better of neighbourhood support – our unsung heroes. You guys and gals are the real champions of neighbourhood support. We appreciate each and every one of you and thank you for all you do. I have six districts left to visit and Canterbury is one of them, so once we have funding secured I will be arranging a convenient time to come and visit.

With the temperature cooling down it means winter is on its way, and what better time

to get together with your neighbours over a warm cuppa and some home baking. It is important that we keep in touch with our neighbours and make sure if there are any changes for the members of our group that we are aware and can help where and when as required.

Thank you again for all of the work you do. ‘Volunteers are not paid – not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless’.

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Neighbours Helping Neighbours

One of the key focuses for Police in Canterbury is to reduce the harm being done in our communities to men, women and children, behind closed doors; in the very place that we should feel safest.

The statistics around family violence make for chilling reading:

In 2015 Canterbury Police attended 9,683 family violence incidents – that’s more than 26 incidents every day of the week for the whole year. Officers spent on average 11/2hrs at each incident.

• We also conducted more than 10,000 family violence investigations.

• More than 20% of adults will at some time in their lives suffer violence at the hands of their partner/husband or wife.

• Half of all homicides are family violence related.

• Half of all violent offence charges in our courts relate to family violence.

• In more than 60% of family violence investigations you children are witnessing violence.

Not one of us can stand by and ignore what is happening. We must help others because this suffering can be avoided.

In Christchurch right now Police are leading a multi-agency pilot project targeting Family Harm.

A number of core agencies are working collaboratively to support victims, identify offenders and assess whole families’ needs. We’re not just locking up the bad guy and walking away, because we know that doesn’t produce lasting change. We’re re-thinking our whole approach to managing this most challenging issue. By working together we have the best chance of making a difference.

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Neighbourhood Support Communications

The date was 23rd March 2016, the place Sugar Loaf Scenic Reserve carpark immediately below the Sugar Loaf transmitter tower. Heavy cloud obscured the view of our lovely city and surrounding countryside.

Today was the day we were going to test the UHF (Ultra High Frequency) repeater (small suitcase size) and associated radio equipment that had been designed and built to our specifications by Approved Radio Engineer, David Neil.

David donated his time on this project which was well and truly appreciated by Canterbury Neighbourhood Support (CNS) as we do not have lots of spare cash. The repeater has its own dedicated channel. The car, base and portable radios have the repeater channel, 2 Simplex channels plus all 78 Personal Radio Service (PRS) UHF channels. This means we can communicate on our own network plus also communicate with anyone using a PRS UHF radio.

Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Trust gave us a grant which covered most of the cost of equipment to build the unit, having previously done the same for a generator/inverter which is part of the repeater setup.

Radio Spectrum Management have licensed us to operate in the Canterbury area which means we can deploy to an area that might need a temporary UHF repeater network during a localised disaster where normal communication networks have been damaged.

Our task on this day was to do an initial test on the capability of the repeater, the vehicle and base units plus the hand-held units.

I set up the repeater unit powering it with the generator/inverter. The repeater unit has its own built-in power supply via a 12 volt battery, plus can be run off mains power or as on this day the inverter. The repeater can also be used as a base set if required.

Once the antenna was erected and connected it was time to get things “rocking and rolling”.

We had allocated call-signs for the day for my 3 Musketeers.

Peter Leversedge had his usual “ Five one five”, Stioux Rankin used one of his Forward Artillery Observer call-signs from Vietnam “ Enterprise three niner” and Mike Vida took up “Mike Victor two two”. I used a combination of an old MOT and current CNS call-sign “November Sierra three three”.

Peter, Stioux and Mike were “armed” with Kenwood 5 watt handheld radios while the car and base set were set on 25 watts for our channels only.

I called Glenda (our Office Manager at our Hornby office)

“November Sierra base this is November Sierra three three, over”

And so it started.

Over the next 2 hours we called each other via the repeater (handheld to handheld, handheld to base) and also car to base direct. Peter operated well north of Christchurch, at one stage calling me from the main street of Rangiora. It was so clear that he might have been 100 metres away.

Mike headed out towards Darfield and worked in an arc towards Rolleston whilst Stioux tucked in close to the Port Hills to test

where our “Blackspots” were likely to be. It became obvious that the heavy cloud cover was affecting coverage to some degree but not seriously so.

Mike was readable but faint in Rolleston but this was probably because the “line of sight” principle was kicking in. I was not in a direct line with Rolleston but we were still getting around the corner of the spurs to the south.

Peter found some dips in the terrain in North Canterbury where reception was less than ideal but still workable.

Stioux found that once he got east of Colombo Street things packed in quite badly as far as reception was concerned. If we need to work in these areas in future a message relay system or procedure will need to be put in place. Some of our CNS members with Radio Operator experience might be “ankle-

tapped” at a future date to advise and assist with this project. If you would be interested in helping out please drop me a line.

The weather gradually worsened up on the hill with thick cloud and strong wind and rain began to threaten. As we had covered most of the tests we were going to carry out we “pulled the pin” on the exercise.

Over a curry lunch we compared notes and started kicking ideas around for the next set of tests.

To say I am pleased with the design, build and capability of the repeater and associated equipment would be an understatement. Watch this space for further instalments.

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It’s great to be able to introduce myself to you all through this wonderful magazine. My name is Elissa Smith and I am the new Junior Neighbourhood Support Co-ordinator for Christchurch.

I have come into the role after being a street co-ordinator for 5 years. With a background in early childhood teaching and doing several voluntary roles at my own children’s school, I could see the important values of the Junior Neighbourhood Support programme. I have quickly settled into the role, including speaking into microphones at assemblies of 600 children “EEK”.

I have really enjoyed meeting my Support Teachers and Student Leaders at each of the 10 schools currently in the programme. These Student Leaders have chosen many topics to learn about and share in their schools, from checking smoke alarms, making cards for children in hospital to collecting rubbish and learning how and when to ring 111.

The aim is ‘To promote a sense of pride, safety and community spirit in children, their schools and their wider community.’

I hope a l l ch i ld ren a t the Jun ior Neighbourhood Support schools get engaged in the programme and can develop skills that will help them be safer in their homes, schools and communities.

The programme also develops a helpful, kind and caring nature that children can do so well. They take skills back to their families

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The Sporting Connections of Makora Street

The only vehicle access to Fendalton Park - with its busy rugby field in the winter, the Fendalton bowling and croquet clubs and the headquarters of Canterbury Bowls is at 28 Makora Street.

Residential properties flank both sides before you reach the bowling club car park on the left and then the club itself. Driving on you pass between the greens of the bowling club and croquet club and come to the park's public car park and Canterbury Bowls.

For years a barrier has existed between the bowling and croquet clubs. It could be swung round and locked at night. It prevented all vehicles from reaching Fendalton Park, especially those whose activities might have been less than desirable.

Unfortunately, the position of that barrier allowed 24-hour access to the bowling club car park, which was used at night by people displaying antisocial behaviour such as playing loud music, throwing rubbish (including condoms) all over the place, jumping over the hedge into the bowling club, urinating and drug dealing. This greatly disturbed our residents and the club, who were frequently required to clean up broken bottles, other rubbish, vomit etc.

A year ago the clubs and street residents, using our active Neighbourhood Support structure, approached our community board and asked if they could move the barrier to nearer the Makora Street entrance so that the bowling club car park could also be closed off. Although the community board was were quite happy for the barrier to be moved, it said that no finance was available. So we have now organised a contractor ourselves,

raised money from the bowling club and residents and moved the barrier. This appears to have solved the problem as we have had no more trouble. Residents and clubs are very happy with the outcome.

We have discovered that besides the clubs mentioned above our Street has a lot of interesting sporting connections:

• Dorenda Britten, sister of John Britten of motorcycle fame, lives at number 2.

• At number 4 we have Albie Brooks, a New Zealand University Blue for athletics, and a former provincial pole vault champion.

• In front of him at 6A is Paula Watson whose father, Bill Smith, was a NZ tennis champion, reached the second round of Wimbledon and was president of NZ Tennis. Her grandfather, Jim Mercer, was president of both NZ golf and NZ tennis.

• At 6B is John Harris, brother of Zin and uncle of Chris, both of whom played cricket for NZ.

• At 8B we have John Logie a Canterbury golf representative for five years.

• Number 9 was the home of the late Lyn Davis the All Black half back of the 1970’s.

• Gilbert Kitchingham, a Canterbury rugby first five eighth in the early 1950’s used to live at number 12.

• At 12A now it is a family story that Jennifer Packer’s father, Vere Buchanan, was selected for a NZ cricket team in the early 1900’s but was not allowed to participate because his family thought

him too young. He certainly was at school and was a close friend of Anthony Wilding and played tennis with him.

• 17B is owned by the parents of Cory Anderson, the current NZ cricket all-rounder, and who live over the back fence in Tui Street.

• At number 21 we have Jenny Phillips, daughter of Tom Burtt the great left-hand spinner of the 1949 NZ cricket team which toured Great Britain, and who took an amazing 128 wickets on that tour.

• At 22A we have Howard Joseph, a young All Black centre of the 1970’s whose career was cut short by injury.

• Then at 28 we have the Fendalton Bowling Club which hosts World Bowls tournaments because of the quality of its greens, the Fendalton Croquet Club and Canterbury Bowls.

• Number 31 is the home of David Page, himself a top golf referee, whose father

was ‘Curly’ Page a double All Black, ie. an All Black in the late 1920’s and who played cricket for New Zealand in the 1930’s.

• Jono Corbett, who received his army colours from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst for rowing at the inter-army championships at Henley upon Thames, lives at number 30.

At the other end of the scale your’s truly captained a cricket team that made news in the Press. On a windy day at Hagley Park we were dismissed for one run, a dropped catch as the wind blew the cap of the fielder across his eyes as he was taking it. (I was the not out batsman!) We improved no end in the 2nd innings making 13 and only losing by an innings and 206 runs!

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The Story of a Small Street

The street is typical of many other streets in Christchurch after the 2010/11 earthquakes.

A survey was carried out in March/April 2016 by four of the streets Neighbourhood Support co-ordinators who are not statisticians but just ordinary people trying to humanise the statistics we all receive from “officialdom” which to the average person are meaningless.

There are 63 houses in the street, 16 houses have been rebuilt or in the process of being built, 17 have been repaired or in the process, 4 households are still waiting for work to begin. 15 houses have been sold “as is where is”.

7 people have died. There are now 17 houses in the street that are rented out and since the quakes 25 houses have been sold.

Of the 63 houses 21 are occupied by people over 60 years of age.

This all adds up to a community that has been knocked around a wee bit.

The work started on these houses 4 years ago, why is it taking so long to rebuild 16 houses and repair 17? Why has the work been dragged out over such a long time and still not finished?

All the houses were damaged at exactly the same time 5 years ago.

The sections are all flat and level with all the services already there, it couldn’t be any easier yet it is taking 8 months or more to rebuild a house and that's not counting the many months it takes to reach the contract signing stage. They are being built one at a time.

Some people have been out of their house for 12 months waiting for their house to be

repaired. Some have had to have the repairs repaired and even had to have the repaired repairs repaired again. Why do these so called tradesmen get paid for shoddy work in the first place?

15 houses have been sold “as is where is”. The insurance people say that cash settlements mean people can rebuild their own house, here it means take the money and go and who could blame them. Many of the houses are on broken foundations and unreinforced floor slabs, most have been rented out. No record of this is being kept.

What will happen to these houses as time goes by?

One third of the houses in the street are occupied by people over 60, most will be in their 70s and 80s.

Seven elderly people have died. No one can prove that they died because of the quakes but elderly people should not be in a situation when they die where they have been fighting tooth and nail for a long time just to get what they are entitled to and leaving their partners to carry on the fight alone. This has happened in many other streets.

Only 24 houses in the street are occupied by the original residents who were living there before the quakes. All the rest have left for pastures new.

It is not the earthquakes that the people are suffering from, it is this lengthy shambles that has caused many people to sell up and move on, they just couldn’t stand all the frustrations and uncertainties any more

The earthquakes broke the houses in a few seconds but it was the people who were charged to rebuild or repair the houses who have broken the communities’ spirits over a

long period of time. How long does it take to repair a broken community?

There are a few houses where the people are happy with their repairs but for the rest these are enormous changes to cope with for a street of 63 houses.

The good news is that the street has had a new sewerage system laid, new kerbing, new road surface and the footpaths repaired. It all started November last year and finished Thursday 14 April which means that this street is now well ahead of many other streets.

It is just a story of one street in one part of this city but it was written by the people who live there.

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Riccarton Neighbourhood Policing Team

Hello, this will be my last contribution to the Eye on Communities magazine as I am moving to a new work role within police at the beginning of July 2016.

I will move on with a degree of sadness because I am leaving such a great group of people and an awesome project. But I also move with a deep feeling of pride and fulfilment from what has been achieved. My experiences in the Riccarton community has been the most enjoyable and rewarding of my career, and the most effective policing approach due to the positive effects on people’s lives.

My experience in the Riccarton community has taught me that crime and community safety is not solely a police problem, but actually a community problem. While police are needed to deal with crime incidents, I have learnt the importance of recognising that the people of a community are the best placed to help solve problems and maintain the safety and cohesion of the community.

Police, other agencies, and NGO’s are an integral part of community safety and cohesion but it is important that they work with the people in the community by getting their input into problems solving and by providing support to the community lead activities and ownership. Together we can achieve the sort of positive outcomes that we have seen happen in Riccarton over the last four years.

The Neighbourhood Policing Team has been working to a Prevention Plan that was developed to respond to the issued that people in the community identified when we started in 2012. These issues were Anti-Social behaviour, Graffiti, Burglary, Traffic

issues. Police added Family Violence and Building Communities to the list.

The Riccarton NPT area has achieved some of the best outcomes in the country, with overall crime down 27%, reductions in anti-social problems with less disorder and problem parties and better relationships between uni students and their neighbours, the Riccarton West are achieved graffiti clean status in May 2014 and has stayed clean, the burglary rate in Riccarton West has reduced a huge 58%, traffic issues have been addressed as best they can be, interventions with vulnerable families has meant that some families and children can now lead better, safer lives.

By far the most impressive change has been in the community activity and ownership. Things like NSG monthly meeting have resulted in projects to make the neighbourhood a better place, sports in the park, community boot camp exercise, murals in Harrington Park, street clean ups, walking group, community newsletter, community garden, community fun day each October, Paeroa stream enhancement project, welcome packs for new residents, connect event to welcome new uni students, development of a SafeGrowth group has led to a painted intersection (a first for the country), solar table, and a community notice board in Paeroa Reserve.

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Who are we? The Specialist Search Squads were established around two decades ago and were first known as The Bomb Search team. Their purpose was to make safe large public venues, that role expanded over time.

Where are we? There are three teams in New Zealand and they are based in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. There are currently around 15 staff on the Christchurch squad.

What do we do? There are two main types of searching that the squads are involved in. They are Crime Scene searches and VIP searches including IED (Improvised Explosive Device) searches. In crime scene searches we are obviously looking for evidence relating to crimes. When searching you have to stop and think like a criminal. They have all day to come up with cunning places and methods of concealment, many are quite ingenious.

The VIP work is to detect anything that could represent a dangerous thing which could result in embarrassment of the New Zealand government. It’s not just about looking for weapons and bombs but also a Health and Safety approach. It could be something as simple as a nail sticking out of a piece of wood that may injure any person present, including dignitaries. The work includes venues, accommodation and transport. It may include aircraft and ships. Our jobs are often run in conjunction with Customs, CIB

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We are often working in pretty awful places like drains, rubbish dumps or criminal and gang properties. It can be very physically uncomfortable and demanding.

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Belonging to a Neighbourhood Support Group is a great way to get to know your neighbours and enhance a feeling of community spirit and safety in the community.

There are currently 385 Neighbourhood Support groups in the Ashburton District (including Methven, Rakaia and Hinds). Setting up or joining a Neighbourhood Support group is easy, free and the benefits are many.

What do Neighbourhood Support Groups do?

• Encourage neighbours to get to know each other

• Welcome new residents

• Help nurture a sense of community spirit

• Reduce social isolation

• Enhance the safety and appearance of neighbourhoods

• Notify each other of anything suspicious happening in the neighbourhood

• Enable communities to take responsibility for their own safety and wellbeing

• Be prepared for and support each other in times of civil emergency such as during an earthquake, flood, pandemic

• Have immediate access to neighbours phone numbers in an emergency

• Communicate with each other when going on holiday

• Share information that will help reduce the risk and fear of crime

I am available to come and talk with individuals or groups of neighbours about how to set up a Neighbourhood Support group and explain the benefits. I am also able to help you get your street/road group established.

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Towards the end of 2015 there had been reports in local news media about a spate of property and vehicle crime in the small rural Mid-Canterbury town of Hinds and its rural outskirts.

Often by the time the Ashburton Police were able to respond the offenders were long gone. The Hinds community decided they did want to accept crime as just part of their everyday life and wanted a plan of action to help prevent themselves and their neighbours from being victims.

Due to the concerns of residents I was invited to a meeting of the newly-formed Hinds District Citizens Association to talk about Neighbourhood Support, its benefits, my role and what was involved in setting up street groups.

From there a local person “took the bull by the horns” and worked with me to canvass the South East quadrant of the Hinds township (5 streets) and signed up 35 households to Neighbourhood Support (residents = 87) which was almost a 100 percent take up.

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tea for the working bee to erect the Neighbourhood Support signs, as well as entering the household information on the Neighbourhood Support database, printing off street lists and providing information packs on crime prevention.

The outcome has been neighbours talking to each other and watching out for each other and their properties. Neighbourhood Support signs are in place as a good deterrent to let any offenders know they are in a Neighbourhood Support area.

This is a great example of a community taking charge in combatting crime and taking ownership of their community, and a satisfying piece of work for the Neighbourhood Support coordinator.

The hope is that residents in other areas of Hinds will follow suit and join together in forming Neighbourhood Support groups with my support.

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We all want to live in a safe environment and deserve to do so.

Being a part of a neighbourhood support group helps you get to know your neighbours and enhances the feeling of support in your street, your area, your community

North Canterbury Neighbourhood Support currently has 98 groups involved with over 1600 households connected and using our service.

The true benefits from this are:

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• helping prevent social isolation

• forming strong relationships with our emergency service providers

• fostering a sense of wellbeing and unity whilst being a part of a community

• willing to share information and give assistance if needed

• involvement in community events and gaining pride from doing so

As our area continues to grow, so do the demands on all of us. Make sure you take the time to ‘Stop and say hello’. Inquire, engage. Connect with your neighbours, connect with your community and enjoy the opportunity of setting up your own “Street Group”

It is simple, easy and effective – you choose how many houses to invite and how often you want to or need to stay in touch. Once set up “we” will stay connected with you and keep you informed of happenings in your area. Do not hesitate to ring me for further information.

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NZ Community Patrols: Another level of involvement.

Whilst many of us are aware of the Neighbourhood support system because it is organised around us, it is essentially a passive system of social security and while its strengths are obvious, there is another community organisation that also adds to the safety of our citizens.

That organisation is the NZ wide community patrols. CPNZ, as it is known, consists of 150 patrols from North cape to the bluff. In our region there are 17 patrols ranging from Hanmer Springs in the north, Twizel in the south and Malvern in the west. The metropolitan area of Christchurch is covered by 7 patrols and they are powered by volunteers who work with the Police in being the eyes and ears of our boys and girls.

Hornby has been patrolling our patch for over 20 years and covers an area of over 10 000 people between Halswell, Sockburn, Yaldhurst and Templeton. We have over 30 regular patrol members who contribute one or two nights to patrolling the Hornby area. The usual shift is 4 hours 8.00 to 24.00 but we also have earlier start times (especially for local community evets) or some of our younger ones have done 20.00 to 02.00. We also do the mail run between the Christchurch police stations each morning on weekdays.

I have been with the patrol for nearly 10 years and have noticed the changing nature of our volunteers. When I started there was a majority of men and the average age was well into the 70’s but over the past 5 years that has changed. The average age of the patrollers has dropped to mid 50’s,and the gender balance is almost 50/50. The majority

are in work and it is certainly not the sole preserve of the elderly and retired.

The drop in age has been because a number of younger men and women see the patrol as a good way to show community involvement and to demonstrate their commitment to Police enrollers. We have several people in their 20’s who are wanting to join the police force and this is a great way to show willingness. They are very useful especially at night when the deficiencies of my night vision are so compensated by those keener eyes.

The other change I have noticed is cultural diversity our patrol has experienced.

Just as NZ as a whole has become multi ethnic so to our patrol has volunteers from mainland China, Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia as well as the Indian sub continent. While some are NZ citizens many are new arrivals and this is a way of integrating into their new community. It works two ways in that Kiwis are introduced to other cultures and have their experienced widened but also those who have English as their second, third or even fourth language have some one to practice their conversational skills on in a supportive one-on-one environment. Nothing concentrates the mind like having to sign in with Police coms or report by walky-talky to our base radio.

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The patrols are a widened version of the Neighbourhood watch, taking the observational activities of the small group of families in a street to a suburb. Our patrol has had a wider brief since the earthquakes. The huge amount of building has meant large areas of new subdivisions have opened up in the west in our patch and we have played a role in keeping building sites secure.

Many people still don’t know about our organisation mainly because we do tend to be out at night but our clearly marked cars are being seen imore and more in working hours too. CPNZ wants to have a NZ-wide livery for all the diverse groups that patrol.

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Some patrols have more than one vehicle and some patrol entirely on foot. But our Hi viz jackets proudly are marked with the CPNZ fern logo. Most cars now carry the same logo so the patrols will hopefully become as instantly recognisable as the Police or Ambulance.

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A Christchurch man and the staff of his small advocacy organisation are using their own experiences of hardship, disability, stigma and discrimination to help others put their lives back together.

Gary Watts was born in 1945 into a hard-working dairying family in rural Taranaki. His childhood and early school years were happy and he enjoyed academic, sporting and social success. But when he started high school everything dramatically changed. He completely lost interest in his many interests and wagged school frequently.

He had come to experience clinical depression, though this was not properly diagnosed until many years later. There seemed no explanation for how he had changed so Gary felt intense shame and resentment. This was the beginning of the stigma he would experience all his life. At that time he could not bring himself to talk with anyone about what was happening. He left school at 15 to complete an apprenticeship as a motor mechanic.

Gary was eventually prescribed anti-depressants at 18 which helped. A back operation in his thirties meant he could not take his medication. The resulting acute psychosis saw him admitted to Lake Alice Psychiatric Hospital for almost a year.

He doesn’t like to talk much about stigma because it remains a painful subject. At this time he felt it was quite severe.

“Coming back to the town you live in is hard because you know people are talking. All it takes is for one person to start and word quickly gets around. It’s quite a hurtful and emotional issue.

“There have been lots of similar incidents and one thing you don’t realise at first is the impact it has on your children. That’s probably one of the hardest things I’ve had to deal with.”

Gary experienced stigma in his workplace. Once, upon returning to work after being off sick, he was put into a much lower position than he’d held before he left.

“I knew it was because of my mental health and that was really soul destroying,” he says. “But it also meant an immediate reduction in pay which has huge implications when you have a family to support.”

Alongside his mental health challenges, Gary has known much personal hardship. He went through a painful divorce after 20 years with his first wife, then lost his second wife to cancer. His son died in the New Zealand Army and another son suffers from severe type 1 diabetes. Both his father and his brother died in their sleep and his mental health issues have strained relationships with his siblings. He has profound sight and hearing problems and major arthritis in his knee.

In 2006 he was diagnosed with cancer. This, along with several major surgeries to alleviate symptoms, has had a significant impact on his quality of life.

Nevertheless he has always tried hard to be a happy and contributing member of society. He has worked in civil defence, as a manufacturing engineer, a union representative and as an advisor to the Ministry of Social Development. He has been a volunteer fireman, plays the trumpet and is president of the Christchurch Savage Club.

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In 2001, he founded Sigjaws – an independent advocacy organisation for disabled people and he currently works there as project manager.

The name represents how pieces of our lives can sometimes become shattered, misshapen or lost, creating real obstacles. Sometimes the pieces have become impossible to repair or replace, but Sigjaws’ objective is to remove some of those obstacles so people can carry on.

Its services include helping to find suitable housing, resolving health challenges and gaining employment. Gary’s own challenges mean he can help peoples navigate their way through the health system or through services like WINZ and ACC, which can be quite overwhelming to deal with.

He points out disabilities come in all shapes and sizes.

“Discrimination comes in many varieties and sometimes it’s unintended. People with mobility issues, for example, have their personal movements restricted because of the operating hours of their care agency. Some people can’t get out of their cars easily so they face real issues just getting petrol.”


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Gary’s staff are trained volunteers and all have experience of some form of disability. He says the lived experience they have is a tremendous advantage.

“The difficulties you’ve faced mean you have this overview and you can often see how to help a person straight away, even if they’re feeling overwhelmed.”

The service takes a deliberately holistic approach. When staff interview people, they don’t just talk about the immediate problem. They try to find out who the person is, what their interests are and what else is going on in their lives.

“It’s not easy, and it takes time to build up trust,” says Gary, “ but when you know the whole person you can better assist them into the right job, for example, or just find out what’s really going on. We go through a whole process with people and that may be why we have a lot of success

Under Gary’s leadership, and with his engineering experience, Sigjaws has not been afraid to embrace technology. The service has teamed up with the University of Canterbury’s Engineering Department to develop a suite of technical solutions.

These include electronic alerts for people turning up at emergency services that let hospital workers know they are outside, what assistance they may need and what medical staff should be on hand. A similar device has been designed to help disabled clients get through the security procedures at public entrances to WINZ offices by bringing up their information in advance.

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and pay for their fuel without having to leave the driver’s seat.

“It’s about finding innovative ways of dealing with the sorts of problems we see coming up over and over again for people. If we don’t; they’re just going to keep happening,” Gary says.

“Mental health issues, or any form of disability, are no different from other illnesses and people who have them are the same as anybody else. They like to have the same equality and opportunities, and why shouldn’t they?”

Sigjaws receives very positive feedback from those using its services, most of whom appreciate that they are being supported by people who can truly empathise.

Gary and his staff are proof that, even with the most meagre of resources, people’s broken and disarrayed pieces can be reassembled and greater equality and completeness can be returned to their lives.

Endnote: Sadly, in October 2015, Sigjaws Trust board members agreed to resign and dissolve the organisation due to workload issues. Gary feels the fact the organisation has been under-resourced for so long is another example of the marginalisation the disabled face.

Gary is nothing if not passionate and committed and will continue to carry on the work of Sigjaws independently. Concentrating especially on the technical projects he feels he may now also have some time free to achieve other important things.

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As well as physiological changes in children, there are very noticeable psychological changes as they develop. Groups of psychologists have analysed children from infants to early adulthood and can attribute certain emotions, feelings and behaviours with children of particular age groups.

These characteristics are give the title of ‘normative’ rather than ‘normal’, meaning not every child will exhibit the range of characteristics, but can reassure you that if your child does exhibit a characteristic, it should not be cause for concern. Often the behavioural changes accompany major physiological changes - many in the brain. For example, maybe you know of a six year old, who you thought couldn’t stop talking or sit still.

Kids this age are going through the “Big Head” phase. Their brain is developing at such a great rate, it actually increases in size dramatically. With all the extra neurons firing in their brain, it’s not surprising they have some crazy actions and behaviours that also occur - a great time for them to be at school and learning.

Another interesting set of characteristics appear as a pattern from around six to sixteen - with even years (6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16) being observably more pleasant - it’s like a switch is flicked and they are energised, confident, happy, funny and relaxed (sometimes just one of those). Think about how much an eight year old loves telling jokes. Or how much fun competitive games become with 10 or 12 year olds. Compare that to a cautious nine year old, an insecure 13 year old, or grumpy, pyjama wearing 15 year old and some of the characteristics become pretty obvious.

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Staying Safe in Dangerous Situations

The NZ Police offer great strategies to stay safe, however if you do end up in a potentially dangerous situation consider using some or all of the following proven strategies

Act Confident – Stay aggressively alert

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• Look like a tough target – too much trouble. Criminals prefer easy pickings.

• Smaller people or the elderly obviously present less of a physical threat, but not wanting to be rude makes you even more vulnerable to violent crime. It is better to experience mild guilt at driving away from a potentially legitimate request for help or not opening the door than being attacked.

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• After escaping immediately call the police

Smart use of words - Appeal only to their self-interest, never to their mercy.

• The more they talk the less chance they will attack

• Look at an escape route and yell,

“Officer! Officer!” Then run toward your imaginary rescuer. Criminals usually look around before pouncing but are quick to believe a cop suddenly arrived

• Pretend the police have already been called and are about to arrive, “Oh, you’re the guy they called the cops for! They’re looking all over for you! You’d better run!”

Surrender – not always the safest option but sometimes necessary

• Studies at Brandeis University showed that, in unarmed attacks, the women most apt to be raped or harmed are those who do not fight back

• Putting yourself fully at the mercy of a criminal - should be the last resort

• Surrendering is a good strategy as a ploy to set the stage for an escape – especially when aided by a surprise, explosive stun technique.

Fight - STUN & RUN!

• Eyeballs are the same size, shape, and sensitivity as testicles - the "four balls" are a man's most vulnerable targets (followed by his throat).

• After any ball-strike it's far less likely that he'll chase after you.

• Run to safety and call the police

A study on victim's rape prevention strategies, found that the more strategies a victim uses, the more likely she is to escape with minimal injuries. If outsmarting or faking surrender fails, be ready to execute fight or flight.

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On 8th April 2015, The Star newspaper reported that “the Police were about to launch a major crackdown on organised crime” - “with nearly 14 burglaries a day , many unsolved - they hoped this crackdown “would lead to arrests over unsolved burglaries.”

While some goods are stolen for personal use many items are stolen for a specific purpose or to order as part of an organised crime network. These will be sold on with the financial gain used to finance the purchase of drugs for criminal activity.

So – how can you play your part ?

1. Take every precaution to protect yourself and your property.

2. Be vigilant - observe, note important details and report immediately - 111 or 555 –(remember to use your mobile phone - a picture speaks a thousand words)

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1. It is a powerful deterrent - it deters burglars from properties displaying a SNAP warning sticker.

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4. It enables quick and easy retrieval of your stolen property by the Police.

5. It assists you in identifying your missing items and processing your burglary with the Police.

So - by reducing burglary and the trade in stolen goods you protect yourself, assist your Police and play your part in ensuring that we all live in a safer environment.

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Email Vulnerability

• Enable additional email security measures , inc luding two-factor authentication on your personal email accounts. This is a security feature offered by many email providers. The feature will cause a text message to be sent to your mobile device prior to accessing your email account

• Turn on all privacy settings on social media sites and refrain from posting pictures showing your affiliation to organisations

• Carefully evaluate the user settings for your online profiles. The default settings for some sites may allow anyone to see a user’s profile. Settings can be customised to restrict access to certain people

• Keep your social media footprint to a minimum, where possible, and actively monitor any accounts you maintain

• When posting on social media sites, do not provide details regarding your workplace, work associates, official position, or duties

• Do not promote your personal or professional importance in online profiles or postings, as this may make you a potential target for adversaries to exploit

• Limit your personal postings on media sites and carefully consider your comments

• Be aware of your security settings on your home computers and wireless networks

• Routinely update hardware and software applications, as old versions may be exploited by criminals as a way to access a computer. In addition, maintain up-to-date antivirus software, as attackers are continually writing new viruses

• Pay close attention to all work and personal emails, especially those containing attachments or links to other Web sites. These suspicious or phishing emails may contain infected attachments or links

• When setting up security questions for any of your accounts, avoid choosing questions with answers that can be easily verified (e.g., "What is your mother's maiden name?"). Devise questions and answers that are known only to you. If the questions are already provided, devise answers known only to you. Try using secret meanings, irony, metaphors,

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• Do not store your login credentials on or near your computer. Memorize them or store them in a secure location away from your devices

• Be aware of pretext or suspicious phone calls or emails from people phishing for information or pretending to know you. Social engineering is a skill often used to trick you into divulging confidential information and continues to be an extremely effective method for criminals

• Advise family members to turn on security settings on ALL social media accounts. Family member associations are public information and family members can become online targets of opportunity

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The Christchurch Bus Interchange is one of the Christchurch Earthquake Recovery Authority (CERA) Anchor Projects, which were designated as essential to the recovery of the city following the 2010 / 2011 earthquakes. The Interchange is designed as the central transport facility for the city with a construction budget of $53M. It became fully operational in October 2015.

Throughout the design phases, a total of 44 separate and detailed CPTED recommendations across 11 areas of focus were provided to the design team. Three separate CPTED reviews were undertaken - at concept design, developed design and detailed design. Approximately 80% of the recommendations have been included in the design.

Several key features of the Bus Interchange have been influenced by CPTED input. These include the unique design of the public toilets, the design and lighting of the Lichfield Street building frontage and footpath, and the interior seating.

Whereas the pre-earthquake Bus Exchange was a crime “hot spot”, the early indications are that the new Bus Interchange experiences low crime and is therefore freeing up valuable Police resources to focus on other crime and victimisation. Multiply that over the several decades that the Interchange is likely to be in use, and the savings in Policing cost and the personal and social costs to victims are dramatic - all achieved through safe design.

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Reduce your risk of being burgledYes No

Doors and Windows

1 Are all locks to outside doors either dead locks or strong bolt locks?

2 Can door locks be opened by breaking a window and reaching through?

3 Can internal doors be locked?

4 Are all locks in good working order?

5 Do you lock the internal door from your garage?

6 Can you account for all copies of keys to your home?

7 Are window locks properly and securely mounted?

8 Do you keep your windows locked when they are shut?

9 Do you use locks that allow windows to be secured partly open?

Garage

10 Do you lock your garage door at night?

11 Do you lock you garage when you are away from home?

12 Do you have good secure locks on the garage doors and windows?

13 Do you lock your car when it is parked in the garage?

Holiday

14 Do you notify neighbours when you go on holiday?

15 Do your neighbours collect mail and circulars when you are on holiday?

16 Do you stop deliveries of newspaper when on holiday?

17 Do you have shades up and lights on when on holiday?

18 Do you use timers on lights & radios to make it look like you are home?

19 Do you arrange to keep lawns and gardens in shape?

20 Are you a member of a Neighbourhood Support Group?

Environment

21 Do you have sensor lights around your house?

22 Are shrubs and bushes well trimmed near your house and borders?

Safe Practices

23 Have you recorded all serial numbers and stored them away from home?

24 Have you uniquely marked valuable items (etch or invisible)?

25 Do you have a description of valuable property?

26 Have you displayed a sign that items are marked for identi�cation?

27 Do you have an alarm?

28 Have you displayed a sign stating that your house is alarmed?

29 Do you report suspicious activity or people to Police immediately?

30 Do you know not to disturb anything if you are burgled, just to call Police?

Every "NO" shows a weak point and may help the burglar.Every "YES" improves your protection.

Reducing the Risk of Theft

Handbag, briefcase or laptop snatching doesn’t often occur in New Zealand. However, if you leave these items unattended, they can be a popular target for thieves. Most thefts of this kind are committed by young men.

The following information outlines how you can reduce the risk of your handbag, briefcase or laptop being snatched. [Note, the example of a handbag is used throughout, but this advice applies equally to briefcases and laptops].

Out and about

Hold your handbag firmly at all times. Carry it so it can’t be snatched from behind or grabbed by a person in a passing vehicle.

Be confident and aware of people around you. Keep away from isolated areas. Walk with a friend if you don’t feel secure by yourself.

If you think someone is following or watching you and you feel uncomfortable, walk faster and head in a safe direction.

Only withdraw small amounts of money from a money machine. Stand where you can see people, hide your PIN number and put your money away promptly.

When using a public telephone, face the people passing to prevent a thief approaching unnoticed.

In a vehicle

Keep your car doors locked and your handbag out of sight. Handbags left on car seats can attract attention.

If possible, park where there are lots of

people around. Take your handbag with you when you leave the car. If you can’t, hide it out of sight.

Have your keys ready to quickly unlock the doors when returning to your car.

Shopping

Supermarkets and shopping car parks can be target areas for handbag thieves.

Keep your handbag with you at all times. Never leave it unattended in the trolley while shopping or loading shopping into your car.

Take your bag with you when you return your shopping trolley.

Public transport

Hold on to your handbag at all times. Don’t put it on or under a seat, or in a luggage rack.

Be alert at all times at bus and ferry terminals, railway stations and airports, and don’t leave your handbag unattended. Carry your handbag securely to prevent someone opening a zip or clasp and removing a purse.

At work

Keep your handbag where you can see it, locked in a safe place, or in a secure location.

Away from home

Leaving a handbag in a locked hotel or motel room doesn’t guarantee security. Put your valuables in a room safe if possible, or a safe at reception. If these aren’t available, carry your valuables with you.

Keep windows secured, especially on the ground floor or accessible via a balcony.

Bars, restaurants and clubs

Never leave your handbag unattended. If you have to leave it, have someone you trust look after it.

In a public toilet put your handbag away from the door or on a hook. Thieves can reach under cubicle doors to snatch handbags.

Don’t put your handbag anywhere you can’t see it, such as under a seat. This also applies at other venues, such as concerts, sports events and cinemas.

At home

Follow basic safety rules when you are at home. (See Factsheet Reducing the burglar’s opportunities www.ns.org.nz/2.html for further information.)

Responding to theft

If you think someone is going to grab your handbag, act confidently. Talk loudly and assertively. Use words like ‘go away’, ‘I’ll call the Police’.

It’s natural to want to protect your property. However, if your handbag is snatched and you resist, you could be injured during a struggle.

If your handbag is stolen: - Yell out ‘stop thief!’ or something similar, to attract attention. Activate a personal alarm if you carry one.

- Contact Police immediately. It’s useful if you can provide a description of the thief, the direction of travel and details of any vehicle used, particularly the registration number.

- If your Eftpos or credit cards are stolen, notify the bank or credit card company as

soon as possible. Never keep a written record of your PIN numbers with your cards or in your handbag.

You could receive a call from a person claiming to be from your bank, credit card company or Police, requesting your PIN Number. Don’t give out your PIN number under any circumstances. These agencies would not contact you to ask for your PIN number.

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Identity Theft

Ident i ty thef t has become an increasingly common and widespread crime overseas. It is also on the rise in New Zealand.

Identity theft occurs when a criminal uses another person’s personal information to take on that person’s identity. This mainly involves stealing personal details to commit theft or fraud.

Theft of your personal information takes many forms, from stealing your wallet to intercepting your mail.

Once the thief has successfully assumed your identity there are many things they can do with it, from buying and using a mobile phone to writing cheques and opening a credit card account in your name.

Identity theft can ruin your good name and credit rating, which can be very time-consuming and expensive to rectify.

The following items can be used to obtain and assume someone else’s identity:

• Credit card • Drivers Licence • Firearms Licence • Birth Certificate • Passport

Any other card or documentation carrying personal details such as a bank statement, power or phone bill.

The following tips provide practical advice for reducing the opportunity of identity theft.

• Keep you personal information secure

• Order a copy of your credit report at

least once a year and check it carefully

• Restrict the number of people you share personal information with either in person, over the phone or online

• Shred or burn bank and credit card statements and other items with personal information before putting them out with the rubbish

• Put a lock on your letterbox

• Check you are receiving credit card statements or bills regularly and on time (someone may have changed your address details)

• If providing personal information, ask why it’s needed, how it will be used and how it will be kept safe

• Only make telephone transactions when you have instigated the call and are familiar with the company

• Online Internet trading and e-mail scams are also common ways of obtaining bank account or credit card details for fraudulent means, so:

• Know who you’re dealing with online. Check the website you order from has a physical address, phone and fax number. Make a note of all details, including the company’s name and Internet address, amounts to be charged, shipping costs, and the time and date you placed the order

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• Delete personal information if you dispose of your computer

• Avoid using publ ic ly access ible computers for online transactions. There have been instances in New Zealand of people installing keystroke recording software, returning to the computer after it has been used and retrieving other people’s access codes, personal and account information

• Never create access codes with numbers that may be easily discoverable, such as your phone number or car registration

• Change access codes frequently and delete them when no longer required

If you ever need to obtain proof of identification from someone, a photo driver’s licence or passport should be the only form of identification accepted. Document details should be recorded.

Even then be wary, as some fraudsters have obtained a photo driver’s licence or passport using the birth certificate of someone they are pretending to be or intend to steal from.

Bankcards should not be accepted as ID, because it’s possible for a fraudster to remove the original hand-written signature and replace it with a signature in their own handwriting.

If you believe you are a victim of identity theft, contact your bank or credit card provider immediately and explain the circumstances. You should also notify Police.

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Crime & Vandalism

This page explains what you may be able to do about vandalism to homes, cars and other private property, damage to public property and businesses, arson and graffiti in your neighbourhood.

While criminal damage is a problem in many neighbourhoods, remember to keep the risk of crime in proportion. Most people are law abiding and honest, and have good relations with their neighbours. It is only the minority that commit crime.

PreventionAll of us can help to prevent criminal damage, and here are some things you can do to protect your household and reduce the problem in your neighbourhood:• Protect your home. Fit and use proper

locks on doors and windows. Don’t leave keys hidden outside. Consider fitting a house alarm. Put locks on sheds etc. Don’t leave valuable plants or ornaments in places where they can be damaged or stolen.

• If you have been a victim of vandalism, take extra precautions. Get advice about graffiti resistant surfaces, shutters and grilles. If you rent from the council or a housing association, ask them to help.

• Protect your car. Try to leave it in a safe place and don’t leave valuables in it. Lock it. Consider using an immobilising device. Don’t use an alarm unless you are within earshot, because alarms are often ignored and cause noise nuisance.

• Take part in community action to reduce damage. Those neighbourhoods that have overcome criminal damage problems have had local people coming together in ‘clear up’ schemes (community projects like gardens and play facilities etc).

• Keep an eye out in your neighbourhood for things that may encourage crime. Any of the following may encourage or give opportunities for criminal damage: � graffiti and things already damaged � broken street lights or damaged security

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projectiles � abandoned cars � overgrown plants and trees

• Report the situation and make sure that the landowner or council deals with it.

• You know your neighbourhood better than outsiders. You can tell the council what needs doing to reduce criminal damage. Residents’ associations can be particularly effective in this way.

• Try to deal with disputes calmly. A surprising number of criminal damage incidents are linked to arguments about small things, like parking spaces or loud music.

• For more information about crime prevention:

• Call your local Community Constable

• Contact your local Neighbourhood Support Co-ordinator

• Proper insurance (ie buildings and contents insurance) doesn’t prevent crime, but makes it easier if crime does happen to you. Make sure you are properly insured.

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Sometimes people think that it is wrong to report what has happened to the Police. But, if crime is not reported, or if the perpetrators

are allowed to get away with their crimes, then more crime may result. More people will get hurt or lose their possessions.

The Police have limited resources, and must choose which crimes to prioritise. Serious crimes will always be investigated, but minor crimes may not always be followed up.

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Reducing the Burglar’s Opportunities

Knowing how a burglar thinks and operates is good background information to help put things in place to prevent you or someone you know becoming a burglary victim.

The following information outlines some practical and simple steps to reduce the risk of being burgled:

• Set up or join a Neighbourhood Support Group in your area and advertise the fact by displaying Neighbourhood Support signs and stickers.

• Make sure doors, windows and other entry and exit points from your house have good quality, effective catches and locks - deadlocks if possible. Get into the habit of always using these locks

• Always lock doors and windows at night, if you’re out in the garden or going out or away. Don’t leave a door key hidden outside - burglars know all the places to look

• Keep garden sheds and garages secure and lock away tools and ladders

• Have an alarm system professionally installed and consider having it monitored by a reputable security company

• Install sensor lights on access paths or around main external doors

• Install a ‘peep-hole’ in a front door so you know who’s visiting you

• Ask unannounced visitors who they are and what they want. If you’re not satisfied with their answer, don’t open

the door to them

• Trim trees or remove shrubbery which might ‘hide’ a burglar’s activity

• Get to know your neighbours and develop plans to deal with problems or suspicious activity. Exchanging phone numbers or emergency contact details is a good start.

• If you’re going away, neighbours can collect your mail or newspaper and make your place look occupied, for example by turning on lights, parking a vehicle in your driveway, hanging washing on your line or mowing lawns

• Mark valuable property with serial numbers and keep a record of these numbers

• Consider placing “Beware of Dog” signs on gates or fences

• If you have an answer phone, don’t record a message that suggests you’re out or alone.

• Police are always interested in suspicious activity. Don’t hesitate to call Police to report something out of the ordinary and, if you see a crime being committed, call 111.

Above all, remember burglars like easy, tempting opportunities. DON’T overlook the obvious and DO all you can to reduce the risk of being burgled.

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If you do see someone acting suspiciously in your neighbourhood ask yourself the following questions.

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• Does s/he look comfortable doing what they’re doing?

• Is there a sense of purpose to the person’s activity?

• Do they look like they ’re going somewhere? Are they hesitant or even loitering?

• What does the person appear to be looking at and why?

• How did the person come to be in the area? Is there a car nearby, and if s/he is some distance from it, why?

• What’s the car registration number?

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Harmful gambling can have a significant impact on a person’s life, especially with their finances, their job and their relationships with a partner, family and friends.

Other people can be harmed by someone else’s gambling too. It can cause financial difficulties for the whole family, an unhappy home life, domestic violence, alienation from family and friends, and crimes committed against employers or other people.

A single person’s harmful gambling can affect five to ten people, and children are vulnerable when it’s their parent or other close relative.

Young children can miss out on basic essentials if a parent has gambled away household money. Children are more likely to suffer physical violence or abuse if they have parents with problem gambling, especially when combined with other problems such as alcohol abuse.

Pokie machines are the most harmful form of gambling. The majority of people who seek help for their gambling problems do so because of non-casino pokies (i.e. those found in pubs).

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PGF also has a dedicated public health team working in the community to raise awareness about problem gambling and minimise gambling-related harm.

Counselling is a private, confidential process and is free of charge to the gambler, their family and others affected by problem gambling.

An experienced, qualified professional works with the client to help them find ways of coping that are helpful and lasting. Counsellors empower and encourage clients by working on what they want to work on, for as long as they need. A client is welcome to take along a support person to the counselling sessions.

Support groups are run by PGF which can be helpful before, during or after one-to-one counselling, providing a supportive and confidential environment to reduce loneliness and isolation, increase self-esteem and confidence, actively manage relapse prevention and help others in their journey to recovery.

If you, or someone you know, has a problem with gambling contact us:

Phone 0800 664 262

Email [email protected]

or visit www.pgfnz.org.nz

Asian Family Hotline Phone 0800 862 342

Mapu Maia Phone 0800 664 262

Office Phone: 03 420 9944

Glenda Burt (Office Administrator)

Elissa Smith (Junior Neighbourhood Support Co-ordinator)

Dave Wilkinson (Manager)

Email address: [email protected]

Websites:www.nscanterbury.nz

This website has general information about Neighbourhood Support Canterbury.

www.christchurch.getsready.net

This website to register or amend your Group’s information.

Both websites are linked.

Postal Address:C/- PO Box 16794, Hornby 8441

Ashburton DistrictChristine Richards

c/- Ashburton Police Station

P O Box 34 Ashburton 7740

Phone: 03 307 8410

Email address:[email protected]

North Canterbury

Nicky Ewins

Neighbourhood Support North Canterbury

PO Box 5, Rangiora

Telephone: 027 383 0166


Selwyn

Sue Jenkins and Nicola Ogden

Selwyn District Council

Phone: 03 347 2800

PO Box 90, Rolleston 7643


or [email protected]

South Canterbury

Rob Coleman

PO Box 507 Timaru

Telephone: (03) 687 9802



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