Community Patrols
of New Zealand

Community Patrols
of New Zealand

September 2021 Patroller Briefing

September 2021 Patroller Briefing

CPNZ Locates Canabis

Written By: Dharni Manga

Queenstown Community Patrol assisted Police in taking $50,000 worth of cannabis off the street

Great New Initiative Being Trialled in Canterbury

Canterbury Community Patrols alongside Canterbury Police are about to embark on a trial using Digital Signage Trailers to get important messages out to the Canterbury Rural Community. Messages can range across any area of concern or interest to a rural...

Welcome

A Message from our Trust Board Chairman, Chris Lawton Welcome to our new website! We are still working hard on our new website to make sure it is an effective tool for us to use to communicate with the patrollers. A blog is the collection of...
Meeting with the Minister of Police

Meeting with the Minister of Police

This article was contributed by City to Sumner Patrol Vice Chairman Allan Bain. In early July I received a phone call from our local MP’s Secretary asking if the Minister of Police, Hon Poto Williams and the local MP, Tracey McLennan, could meet up and go out on a...

Patroller Profiles – PJ Edwards-Johnson

Patroller Profiles – PJ Edwards-Johnson

CPNZ Patroller Profiles aim to shine a spotlight on the range of talents amongst our Patrollers, letting them tell their own stories in their own words. Through this project, CPNZ aims to celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of CPNZ Patrollers and draw attention...

Tomorrow’s Police Start with CPNZ

Tomorrow’s Police Start with CPNZ

One of the ways Community Patrols of New Zealand supports the Police is to provide a platform that allows prospective ‘budding’ Police officers to work in the crime prevention field and gain an understanding of what policing communities is all about. This helps them...

Cleaning Up Albany’s Streets

Cleaning Up Albany’s Streets

This story was contributed by Jane Hunter, Operation Coordinator, North Harbour Community Patrol. North Harbour Community Patrol joins a multi-agency project group to address rising crime in the Albany/Auckland area. The level of construction and expansion in the...

Word From the Chair – August 2021

Firstly I want to say farewell to some important members of our organisation: Cheryl,Sarah, and Holly have all left to take up jobs and establish careers in other fields of employment. I am glad that CPNZ hasbeen part of their development and that we have benefitted...

Patroller Profile – Brian Armstrong

Patroller Profile – Brian Armstrong

CPNZ Patroller Profiles aim to shine a spotlight on the range of talents amongst our Patrollers, letting them tell their own stories in their own words. Through this project, CPNZ aims to celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of CPNZ Patrollers and draw attention...

Patroller Profile – Logan Soole

Patroller Profile – Logan Soole

CPNZ Patroller Profiles aim to shine a spotlight on the range of talents amongst our Patrollers, letting them tell their own stories in their own words. Through this project, CPNZ aims to celebrate the outstanding accomplishments of CPNZ Patrollers and draw attention...

CPNZ Honours Shield Awardees

CPNZ Honours Shield Awardees

Graeme Mills of the Tauranga South Community Patrol was awarded the CPNZ Gold Shield recently. Graeme has served as a Patrol Leader for many years, standing down last year. He was appointed as the representative for the Bay of Plenty district years ago and is...