Neighbourhood Support Nelson

Safe and friendly neighbourhoods February 2015

Co-ordinator Karen Clark Ph: 546-4902 Email: [email protected]

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

Get ready to celebrate Neighbours Day! Plans for neighbourhood BBQs, picnics and other gatherings are under way to celebrate We are now on Facebook — Neighbours Day Aoteroa on the weekend of March 28-29. at www.facebook.com/ neighbourhoodsupportnelson A number of Neighbourhood Support groups are getting together for the annual event — so check us out, `like’ our and Neighbourhood Support Nelson is encouraging other groups to do the same. It’s an page and share the page with ideal opportunity to get to know your neighbours and celebrate your neighbourhood . others! 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. New groups launched

To help neighbourhoods mark the occasion we’re offering meat pack vouchers from Welcome to these new Pestell’s butchery and bakery vouchers from Stoke Bakery and Kitchen. Groups can enter Neighbourhood Support groups the voucher draw by filling out the application form with this newsletter, or via our which have recently been Facebook page or www.itson.co.nz (search Neighbours Day Aotearoa). The vouchers are launched: being funded by grants from the Nelson City Council and Network Tasman Trust. Tasman Street Ideas , tips and resources for Neighbours Day events can be downloaded from Golf Road (revived group) 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. St Vincent Street Laval Heights  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. Cawthron Crescent

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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 Tips for protecting your vehicle from thieves events. The Nelson City Council is co-ordinating the demonstrations and Opportunistic thieves have been busy stealing vehicles and stealing is encouraging residents to come along valuables from vehicles over summer. In the past month 12 vehicles and bring a picnic tea. The events will have been reported stolen to police in Nelson and 28 thefts from cars be held from 5.30-7.30pm on: have been reported. Here are some tips for protecting your vehicle March 16: Nile St from thieves: March 17: Bisley Walk, Tahunanui March 19: Tipahi St  Store your vehicle off the street if possible. March 20: Crescent  Always lock your vehicle when you leave it. Red Cross info day, March 21  A vehicle alarm or steering wheel lock are good for deterring Red Cross will be holding an thieves from breaking into vehicles. An ignition lock is a good information day on March 21 which deterrent for a motorbike. will include tours of an emergency  A lockable fuel cap is a good idea, as fuel is frequently stolen. response vehicle. The event runs from  Don’t leave anything valuable in plain sight in your vehicle – 9am-3.30pm at NMIT. laptops, handbags and electronic items are easy targets for Library visits February-April thieves. If you must leave items in your vehicle, put them under Neighbourhood Support Nelson will be the seat or in the boot where they can’t be seen. at the community corner at the Elma Turner library on February 12 and the For more tips visit the police website: last Thursday of every month from www.police.govt.nz/advice/personal-community/protect-property- April, from 11am-1pm. Feel free to vehicles come for a chat or pick up resources.

A word from the new Nelson Bays Community Services Manager Hello. I would like to start by Community and School Community There is evidence that some thanking Neighbourhood Support Officers, who engage with expensive bicycles are being sold on Nelson and coordinator Karen Clark community groups, residents, but mostly bicycles are being for this opportunity to introduce schools and councils to work in part- targeted by offenders looking for a myself and share information, ideas, nership to prevent crime and road means of transport. At times these good work stories and a few crime trauma, enhance public safety and bikes are used to move from prevention tips with you. maintain public order over the burglary to burglary, so please For the previous 10 years I have Nelson Bays area. record serial numbers and store worked in a response capacity, Unlawfully taken bicycles are on the bicycles securely at home. If we deny primarily in the Tasman District increase and I ask you to be extra offenders transport the positive flow which includes Marlborough, Nelson vigilant when storing your own or - on effect will result in reducing Bays and the West Coast. My current your childrens’ bicycles at home. further crime. role has a Crime and Crash Offenders are targeting bicycles in Matt Elliott, Nelson Bays Community Prevention focus and I support nine our area for a number of reasons. Services Manager

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Crime statistics 3 November– January 21 Rural north zone Waimea Rd Burglaries #0 Theft from cars #0 Zone 4: Nelson South/Bishopdale Community policing team Stolen vehicles #0 Burglaries #3 : Hampden St; Allan St; Brunner St Zone 1 Atawhai Theft from cars #6: Waimea Rd x3; Community Services Manager Burglaries #0 Bishopdale Ave; Hampden St x 2; Theft from cars #0 Stolen vehicles #3: Boundary Rd; Matt Elliott Stolen vehicles #1: Atawhai Dr Allan St; Ben Bracken Pl;

Based at the Nelson Police Station Zone 2 City Centre/The Wood Ph 543-9500 Zone 5: The Brook Burglaries #17: Cross Quay; Weka Email: [email protected] Burglaries: #2 Westbrook Tce x 2 St x 2; Bridge St x 2; Cambria St; Theft from cars #1: Brook St Dundas St; Paru Paru Rd; Nile St x 2; Nelson community constable Stolen vehicles #1 : Brook St Akersten St; Grove St; Trafalgar St;

Haven Rd; Tasman St; Halifax St x 2 Susan Finigan Zone 6: Tahuna Hils Based at the Nelson Police Station Theft from cars #18: Halifax St x 3; Burglaries #2 : Moana Ave; Rocks Montgomery Square x 2; Cambria Ph 546-3840 Rd St; Rutherford St; Trafalgar St; Paru Theft from cars #2: Tosswill Rd; Email: [email protected] Paru Rd x 2; Grove St x 2; Weka St Rocks Rd Covers Atawhai, City Centre, The Brook x 2; Anzac Park; Vickerman St; Mil- and Bishopdale areas lers Acre carpark; Tahaki St Stolen vehicles #0

Stolen vehicles #7 : Riverside; Zone 7: Tahuna/ Victory community constable Maitai Valley Rd; Collingwood St; Burglaries #13 : Rue St; Hounsell Haven Rd; Lane; Weka St; Anita Pearless Circle; Pascoe St; Golf Rd x 2; Quar- Sovereign St antine Rd; Green St; Chandler St; Based at the Stoke Police Station and Bolt Rd; Tahunanui Dr; Muritai St x Victory Community Police Base Zone 3: Victory/Stepneyville 2; Parkers Rd; Otterson St; Douglas Ph 547-6212 Burglaries #30: Kawai St x 2; St Rd Email: [email protected] Vincent St x 3; Richardson St x 2; Washington Rd; Vanguard St x 3; Theft from cars #6 : Green St x 2; Covers Victory/Washington Valley/Port Quebec Rd; Laval Heights; Alfred St; Otterson St; Beach Rd; Musgrave Hills areas Valerie Pl; Franklyn St x 2; Orsman Cres; Trent Dr Cres; Mount St x 2; Parere St; Lock- Stolen vehicles #3: Trent Dr x 2; Stoke community constable ing St; Abraham Heights x 2; Ecking- Golf Rd ton Tce; Wellington St x 2; Tipahi Keith Jordan St; Broadfield Pl, Rimu St Zone 8: Wakatu/ Based at the Stoke Police Station Theft from cars #18: Vanguard St x Burglaries #1: Francois Way Ph: 547-6212 2; Wolfe St; Pioneer Cres; Abraham Theft from cars #0 Email: [email protected] Heights; St Vincent St x 3; Tipahi St Stolen vehicles #0 x 3; Eckington Tce; Wellington St; Covers Stoke, Wakatu and Enner Glynn Quebec Rd; St; Russell St; Zone 9: Nayland Stoke areas Chamboard St, Jenner rd Zone 10: Stoke,/ Zone 11 Stoke South/East Stolen vehicles #13: Vanguard St x Community constable/Ethnic liaison Zone 12 Stoke South/West 2; Carleton Pl; Nile St; Valerie Pl; Burglaries: #0 David Cogger Tipahi St x 2; Quebec Rd; Broadfield Theft from cars: #0 Pl; Jenner Rd; Locking St; Mount St, Ph 545-9625 Stolen vehicles: #0 Email: [email protected]

Victory community police base Victory Community Centre Tues-Fri 10am-2pm

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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 Summer neighbourhood celebrations be used by burglars. Lots of Neighbourhood Support groups have got  Be aware of people hanging around in your together this summer at social gatherings such as neighbourhood who seem to be watching houses. BBQs and picnics. Pictured above are members of the  Take precautions when you go away to make your group at Saddleback Rd in Todds Valley, who got house look lived in. Ask a neighbour to clear your together for a BBQ at their new local playground. letterbox.

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