Neighbourhood Support Nelson

Safe and friendly neighbourhoods

Co-ordinator Karen Clark Ph: 546-4902 Email: nsupport@xtra.co.nz Office located at: Stoke police station, 3 Bail St, Stoke Hours: Monday – Thursday

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Get ready to celebrate Neighbours Day! Plans for neighbourhood BBQs, picnics and other gatherings are under way to celebrate Neighbours Day Aoteroa on the weekend of March 28-29.

A number of Neighbourhood Support groups are getting together for the annual event and Neighbourhood Support Nelson is encouraging other groups to do the same. It’s an ideal opportunity to get to know your neighbours and celebrate your neighbourhood .

Gatherings don’t need to be big or elaborate – even if you just invite your neighbours over for a cuppa, that’s joining in the spirit of things. In previous years gatherings have included morning teas, potluck dinners, street clean-ups and garage sales.

To help neighbourhoods mark the occasion we’re offering meat pack vouchers from Pestell’s butchery and bakery vouchers from Stoke Bakery and Kitchen. Groups can enter the voucher draw by filling out the application form with this newsletter, or via our Facebook page or www.itson.co.nz (search Neighbours Day Aotearoa). The vouchers are being funded by grants from the Nelson City Council and Network Tasman Trust.

Ideas , tips and resources for Neighbours Day events can be downloaded from www.neighboursday.org.nz Even if you don’t take part in an event you can make an effort to be neighbourly with a smile or hello or taking the time to chat with neighbours.

We have signs promoting Neighbours Day that we’d like to display in prominent places. If you’re able to display one on a fence or shop window, please get in touch.

February 2015

Thanks to our major citywide sponsors

New groups launched

Welcome to these new Neighbourhood Support groups which have recently been launched:

Tasman Street

Golf Road (revived group)

St Vincent Street

Laval Heights

Cawthron Crescent

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Hello. I would like to start by thanking Neighbourhood Support Nelson and coordinator Karen Clark for this opportunity to introduce myself and share information, ideas, good work stories and a few crime prevention tips with you.

For the previous 10 years I have worked in a response capacity, primarily in the Tasman District which includes Marlborough, Nelson Bays and the West Coast. My current role has a Crime and Crash Prevention focus and I support nine

Community and School Community Officers, who engage with community groups, residents, schools and councils to work in part-nership to prevent crime and road trauma, enhance public safety and maintain public order over the Nelson Bays area.

Unlawfully taken bicycles are on the increase and I ask you to be extra vigilant when storing your own or your childrens’ bicycles at home. Offenders are targeting bicycles in our area for a number of reasons.

There is evidence that some expensive bicycles are being sold on but mostly bicycles are being targeted by offenders looking for a means of transport. At times these bikes are used to move from burglary to burglary, so please record serial numbers and store bicycles securely at home. If we deny offenders transport the positive flow- on effect will result in reducing further crime.

Matt Elliott, Nelson Bays Community Services Manager

Upcoming events

Road safety demos, March 16-20 Road safety demonstrations are being staged in neighbourhoods across Nelson from March 16-20. The demonstrations will cover safe stopping distances, driveway safety and emergency braking. Neighbourhood Support Nelson will have an information stand at most events. The Nelson City Council is co-ordinating the demonstrations and is encouraging residents to come along and bring a picnic tea. The events will be held from 5.30-7.30pm on: March 16: Nile St March 17: Bisley Walk, Tahunanui March 19: Tipahi St March 20: Atawhai Crescent

Red Cross info day, March 21 Red Cross will be holding an information day on March 21 which will include tours of an emergency response vehicle. The event runs from 9am-3.30pm at NMIT.

Library visits February-April Neighbourhood Support Nelson will be at the community corner at the Elma Turner library on February 12 and the last Thursday of every month from April, from 11am-1pm. Feel free to come for a chat or pick up resources.

Tips for protecting your vehicle from thieves

Opportunistic thieves have been busy stealing vehicles and stealing valuables from vehicles over summer. In the past month 12 vehicles have been reported stolen to police in Nelson and 28 thefts from cars have been reported. Here are some tips for protecting your vehicle from thieves:

Store your vehicle off the street if possible.

Always lock your vehicle when you leave it.

A vehicle alarm or steering wheel lock are good for deterring thieves from breaking into vehicles. An ignition lock is a good deterrent for a motorbike.

A lockable fuel cap is a good idea, as fuel is frequently stolen.

Don’t leave anything valuable in plain sight in your vehicle – laptops, handbags and electronic items are easy targets for thieves. If you must leave items in your vehicle, put them under the seat or in the boot where they can’t be seen.

For more tips visit the police website: www.police.govt.nz/advice/personal-community/protect-property-vehicles

A word from the new Nelson Bays Community Services Manager

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Rural north zone Burglaries #0 Theft from cars #0 Stolen vehicles #0 Zone 1 Atawhai Burglaries #0 Theft from cars #0 Stolen vehicles #1: Atawhai Dr Zone 2 City Centre/The Wood Burglaries #17: Cross Quay; Weka St x 2; Bridge St x 2; Cambria St; Dundas St; Paru Paru Rd; Nile St x 2; Akersten St; Grove St; Trafalgar St; Haven Rd; Tasman St; Halifax St x 2

Theft from cars #18: Halifax St x 3; Montgomery Square x 2; Cambria St; Rutherford St; Trafalgar St; Paru Paru Rd x 2; Grove St x 2; Weka St x 2; Anzac Park; Vickerman St; Mil-lers Acre carpark; Tahaki St

Stolen vehicles #7 : Riverside; Maitai Valley Rd; Collingwood St; Haven Rd; Wakatu Lane; Weka St; Sovereign St Zone 3: Victory/Stepneyville Burglaries #30: Kawai St x 2; St Vincent St x 3; Richardson St x 2; Washington Rd; Vanguard St x 3; Quebec Rd; Laval Heights; Alfred St; Valerie Pl; Franklyn St x 2; Orsman Cres; Mount St x 2; Parere St; Lock-ing St; Abraham Heights x 2; Ecking-ton Tce; Wellington St x 2; Tipahi St; Broadfield Pl, Rimu St

Theft from cars #18: Vanguard St x 2; Wolfe St; Pioneer Cres; Abraham Heights; St Vincent St x 3; Tipahi St x 3; Eckington Tce; Wellington St; Quebec Rd; Toi Toi St; Russell St; Chamboard St, Jenner rd

Stolen vehicles #13: Vanguard St x 2; Carleton Pl; Nile St; Valerie Pl; Tipahi St x 2; Quebec Rd; Broadfield Pl; Jenner Rd; Locking St; Mount St,

Waimea Rd Zone 4: Nelson South/Bishopdale Burglaries #3 : Hampden St; Allan St; Brunner St

Theft from cars #6: Waimea Rd x3; Bishopdale Ave; Hampden St x 2;

Stolen vehicles #3: Boundary Rd; Allan St; Ben Bracken Pl; Zone 5: The Brook Burglaries: #2 Westbrook Tce x 2 Theft from cars #1: Brook St Stolen vehicles #1 : Brook St Zone 6: Tahuna Hils Burglaries #2 : Moana Ave; Rocks Rd

Theft from cars #2: Tosswill Rd; Rocks Rd

Stolen vehicles #0 Zone 7: Tahuna/Annesbrook Burglaries #13 : Rue St; Hounsell Circle; Pascoe St; Golf Rd x 2; Quar-antine Rd; Green St; Chandler St; Bolt Rd; Tahunanui Dr; Muritai St x 2; Parkers Rd; Otterson St; Douglas Rd

Theft from cars #6 : Green St x 2; Otterson St; Beach Rd; Musgrave Cres; Trent Dr

Stolen vehicles #3: Trent Dr x 2; Golf Rd Zone 8: Wakatu/Enner Glynn Burglaries #1: Francois Way Theft from cars #0 Stolen vehicles #0 Zone 9: Nayland Stoke Zone 10: Stoke,/Maitlands Zone 11 Stoke South/East Zone 12 Stoke South/West Burglaries: #0 Theft from cars: #0 Stolen vehicles: #0

Community policing team

Community Services Manager

Matt Elliott

Based at the Nelson Police Station Ph 543-9500 Email: matthew.elliott2@police.govt.nz

Nelson community constable

Susan Finigan

Based at the Nelson Police Station Ph 546-3840 Email: susan.finigan@police.govt.nz

Covers Atawhai, City Centre, The Brook and Bishopdale areas

Victory community constable

Anita Pearless

Based at the Stoke Police Station and Victory Community Police Base Ph 547-6212 Email: anita.pearless@police.govt.nz

Covers Victory/Washington Valley/Port Hills areas

Stoke community constable

Keith Jordan

Based at the Stoke Police Station Ph: 547-6212 Email: keith.jordan@police.govt.nz

Covers Stoke, Wakatu and Enner Glynn areas

Community constable/Ethnic liaison

David Cogger Ph 545-9625 Email: david.cogger@police.govt.nz

Victory community police base

Victory Community Centre Tues-Fri 10am-2pm

Crime statistics 3 November – January 21

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More thanks to our funders and sponsors

Funders:

Street sponsors:

Other sponsors:

Mobil Stoke

www.mobilstoke.co.nz

From the burglar’s mouth…

Here are some tips on home security from a

rehabilitated burglar, interviewed recently on Radio

NZ. You can listen to the interview at www.radio.nz

(search home security)

Install a house alarm.

Don’t hide keys in obvious places such as under

the door mat.

Lock your garage so burglars can’t access tools to

break into your house.

Don’t leave ladders outside the house as they may

be used by burglars.

Be aware of people hanging around in your

neighbourhood who seem to be watching houses.

Take precautions when you go away to make your

house look lived in. Ask a neighbour to clear your

letterbox.

Summer neighbourhood celebrations

Lots of Neighbourhood Support groups have got

together this summer at social gatherings such as

BBQs and picnics. Pictured above are members of the

group at Saddleback Rd in Todds Valley, who got

together for a BBQ at their new local playground.