Neighbourhood Support Nelson

Safe and friendly neighbourhoods May 2015

Check out our new website….

We now have a website, at www.nsnelson.org, which we hope will make it Co-ordinator Karen Clark easier for people to find out about us, and enable us to support our Ph: 546-4902 network of Neighbourhood Support groups better. Email: [email protected] Here are some of its useful features: Web: www.nsnelson.org

Office located at: Stoke police station, 3 Bail St, Stoke Hours: Monday – Thursday

Maps showing streets where there An online form where people can join a Neighbours Day photos are Neighbourhood Support groups group or register interest in joining More than 70 neighbourhoods got together for the recent Neighbours Day Aotearoa weekend. Here ’s a photo from one of the gatherings – you can see more photos on the news page of our website A news page with photos from An online form where members can www. nsnelson.org/about/news/ events, and our newsletters update their contact details

An order form for first aid kits A page showing our partners, funders, for the home/workplace sponsors and supporters

Thanks to our major citywide sponsors

News and events New Neighbourhood Support groups Songer St Upper St Vincent St Erin St/Brookside Hampden Tce Tresillian Ave Tasman St

Pop in to see us at the library Co-ordinator Karen Clark will be at the community corner of the Elma Turner library in Nelson on the last Thursday of every month, from 11am to 1pm. Feel free to pop in for a chat or pick up resources. Winter’s here: time to check smoke alarms, electric blankets . . . With winter around the corner, it’s a good time to check that smoke Social team table tennis competition alarms are working properly and to check woodburner flues, heaters Table Tennis Nelson is inviting and electric blankets before using them. neighbours, friends and families to enter 2-person teams in a fun  To check a smoke alarm, push the test button to see if it is competition this winter. It will be held operating correctly. If you can't remember when you last changed Tuesdays from 7-9pm, at Saxton the battery, replace it. Stadium, over three weeks. The start  For tips on installing smoke alarms check out the NZ Fire Service date is yet to be confirmed. Cost $5 website (under fire safety) per night, which includes supper, and bats and balls are provided. If you  Check the power cords of electric blankets before using them. don’t have a team-mate Table Tennis  Make sure woodburner flues are cleaned. Nelson will find one for you. For more information or to register phone Kay  Take care when using heaters - don’t try and dry objects on top of on 5475066 or email them. [email protected]

Group contacts and deputies: upskill, share ideas, mix and mingle at this special event

What: An opportunity to share ideas, and add to your knowledge on crime prevention, safety and emergency preparedness. We’ll also be acknowledging the contribution of some long-serving group contacts, to mark National Volunteer Week.

Format:  Mix and mingle  Opening by Nelson Mayor Rachel Reese  Short presentations by Nelson Bays Police Community Services Matt Elliott and Emergency Management Officer Lauren Stockbridge (from Nelson Tasman Civil Defence Emergency Management)  Break into groups to share ideas, successes, challenges  Mix and mingle Date: Wednesday June 24, in the evening Venue: Nelson Suburban Club sports hall, Tahunanui Invitations: will be sent out at the end of May with more details

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Crime statistics January 22— April 14

Rural north zone Zone 5: The Brook Burglaries #3: Cable Bay Rd x 3 Burglaries #3: Seymour Ave; Sowman St; Theft from cars #0 Tantragee Rd Stolen vehicles #0 Theft from cars #3: Brook St x 2; Sey- Community policing team mour Ave Zone 1 Stolen vehicles #1: Brook St Community Services Manager Burglaries #2: Atawhai Dr; Tresillian Ave Theft from cars #4: Cable Bay Rd; Leader Zone 6: Tahuna Hills Matt Elliott Way; Seaton St; Tresillian Ave Burglaries #3: Chamberlain St; Moana Stolen vehicles #0 Ave; Hounsell Circle Based at the Nelson Police Station Theft from cars #2: Bisley Walk; Princes Ph 543-9500 Zone 2 City centre/The Wood Dr Email: [email protected] Burglaries #33: Achilles Ave; Atawhai Dr Stolen vehicles #1: Moana Ave x 2; Bridge St x 3; Cambria St; Colling- Nelson community constable wood St; Cross Quay; Domett St; Grove Zone 7: Tahuna/ St; Hanby Park; Hardy St x 2; Haven Rd; Burglaries #7: Beach Rd x 3; Green St; Susan Finigan Maitai Valley Rd; Manuka St; Nelson Parkers Rd; Pascoe St; Tahunanui Dr Marina; New St; Nile St x 4; North Rd x 3; Theft from cars #4: Chandler St; Cohen Based at the Nelson Police Station Rutherford St x 2; Tasman St; Trafalgar Pl; Jubilee Way; Tahunanui Dr Ph 546-3840 St; Vickerman St x 2; Weka St Stolen vehicles #2: Golf Rd x 2 Email: [email protected] Theft from cars #23: Atawhai Dr; Bridge St; Cambria St x 2; Church St; Colling- Zone 8: / Covers Atawhai, City Centre, The Brook wood St; Halifax St x 2; Harper St; Kinzett Burglaries #11: Avalon Pl; Beatson Rd x and Bishopdale areas Tce; Montgomery Sq x 3; Nile St; Paru 3; Burrough Pl x 2; Enner Glynn Rd; Sco- Paru Rd; Richmond Ave; Rutherford St x tia St x 2; Torlesse St; Ulster St Victory community constable 3; Tasman St x 2; Trafalgar Square; We- Theft from cars#5: Beatson Rd; Coster St ka St x 3; Scotia St Anita Pearless Stolen vehicles #4: Domett St; Halifax St; Stolen vehicles #0 North Rd; Trafalgar St Based at the Stoke Police Station and Zone 9: Nayland/Stoke Victory Community Police Base Zone 3 Victory/Stepneyville Burglaries #16: Exeter St; Leicester St; Ph 547-6212 Burglaries #25: Britannia Heights; Emano Main Road Stoke; Nayland Rd x 5; Neale Email: [email protected] St; Fifeshire Cres; Franklyn St; Gorrie St x Ave; Norwich St; Point Rd; Rutland St; 2; Hampden St; Jasper Way; Locking St; Seaview Rd x 4 Covers Victory/Washington Valley/Port Mount Pleasant Ave; Renwick Pl; Russell Theft from cars #0 Hills areas St x 3; St Vincent St x 3; Thompson Tce; Stolen vehicles #0 Vanguard St x 5; Washington Rd; Wigzell Dr Stoke community constable Zone 10: Stoke/ Theft from cars #22: Eckington Tce; Burglaries #8: Arapiki Rd x 2; Main Road Keith Jordan Fifeshire Cres; Franklyn St; Hampden St; Stoke; Maitland Ave; Songer St x 3; The Kawai St South; Mount St; Northesk St; Ridgeway Based at the Stoke Police Station Rentone St; Russell St; St Vincent St x 2; Theft from cars #4: Maitland Ave; Songer Ph: 547-6212 Tipahi St x 2; St; Totara St x 2; St x 2; The Ridgeway Email: [email protected] Vanguard St x 4; Victoria Rd; Wakefield Stolen vehicles #2: Taupata St x 2 Quay Covers Stoke, Wakatu and Enner Glynn Stolen vehicles #10: Fifeshire Cres; Zone 11: Stoke South/East Franklyn St; Hampden St; Kawai St; Lock- areas Burglaries #4: Karaka St; Main Rd Stoke x ing Tce; Quebec Rd x 2; Rentone St; St 2; Thames Way Lawrence St; Tukuka St Theft from cars #1: Main Road Stoke Community constable/Ethnic liaison Stolen vehicles #0 Zone 4: Nelson South/Bishopdale Peter Crins (relieving) Ph: 546-3840 Burglaries #9: Allan St; Brougham St; Zone 12: Stoke South/West Endeavour St; Lynwood Tce; Ngatiawa St Burglaries #7: Aldinga Ave; Curtis St; Email: [email protected] x 2; St Johns Drive; Van Diemen St; Main Road Stoke; Marlowe St; Mary Ann Waimea Rd Muller Cres; Monaco View; Tennyson Theft from cars #4: Allan St x 2; Clifford Cres Victory community police base Ave; Waimea Rd Theft from cars #1: Mary Ann Muller Stolen vehicles #4: Brougham St; Lyn- Victory Community Centre Cres wood Tce; Ngatiawa St; Van Diemen St Tues-Fri 10am-2pm Stolen vehicles #2: Black St; Songer St

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We’d like to acknowledge the support of our partners, funders and sponsors, whose generosity enables us to support our Neighbourhood Support groups. (Our major sponsors are on the cover).

Partners: Funders:

Street sponsors: Other sponsors:

More photos from Neighbours Day Aotearoa weekend.

Neighbours got together at BBQs, afternoon teas, picnics, and potluck dinners. Thanks to the Nelson City Council and Network Tasman Trust for providing funding for the 65 meat pack and bakery vouchers we distributed to neighbourhoods, and thanks also to Pestell’s Rai Bacon Company and Stoke Bakery for subsidising the vouchers.

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