CrimeWatch/Community Patrollers

For many years we have been helping to keep the beautiful Pohutukawa Coast a clean, tidy and safer place to live with the help of volunteers from our community. You may well have seen our group of volunteer patrollers out in our marked vehicles around the areas of Beachlands, Maraetai and Whitford. We are a charitable trust working in partnership with various agencies to achieve our goals. Our volunteers support our community by carrying out patrols in marked vehicles and act in a non-confrontational manner as the eyes and ears for the New Zealand Police, observe and report on issues that require Auckland Council Services as well as supporting local community events. We call this ‘Community Powered Safety’ as we are operated by the local community and secure our annual operating expenses through a mixture of local grants, sponsorships and donations. Our Patrol has been around for several years and we are affiliated with Community Patrols of New Zealand (CPNZ). This is a nationwide organisation backed by funding from the New Zealand Police and Government. CPNZ are headquartered at the Police National HQ in Wellington who oversee the support and coordination of 5,000+ volunteers across 160 affiliated Community Patrols throughout New Zealand. In collaboration with various partners, we actively prevent crime and minimise harm through the dedicated presence of trained patrollers. CPNZ’s vision is a New Zealand where everyone feels safe, and our volunteers act as additional “eyes and ears” for the Police. Through intelligence gathering and keen observation, we assist law enforcement and other agencies in building safer communities. Our patrols are uniquely tailored to the needs of the community, strategically patrolling where and when it best supports the various agencies we work closely with and the community.