Frequencies Callsign Format Police North 1 Callsigns of units operating under CAD Central 1 75.25 MHz NFM control are made up as follows: Two let- 75.650 MHz NFM 75.3 ters indicating the unit home station (for 75.475 75.9375 example, AK Auckland Central, TN 485.25 76.0875 Takapuna, WN Central, etc.). 485.375 485.2 A letter indicating the unit type. One or two 485.95 485.4 485.975 485.425 digits to indicate the specific unit identity; 486.05 AKX3 is an Auckland Central CIB (Detec- North 2 tive) unit SVH13 is an Auckland Motor- City 2 485.3 MHz NFM ways Traffic unit. 75.275 MHz NFM (City 2 also Motorway units) 487.25 Unit type codes (third letter) are as follows: 75.9125 485.35 Papakura A Commissioned officer (inspector) 486.55 75.7875 MHz NFM B Beat Unit 486.6 75.8125 C Crime Car (CIB patrol for initial atten- 486.725 76.0375 dance at serious crimes) 486.775 486.575 D Dog patrol 487.3 E Uniform Enquiry unit City 3 487.85 F Fingerprints/Photographs 485.325 MHz NFM G Logistics 486.0 South H Highway/Motorway traffic unit 486.625 485.9 MHz NFM I Incident Patrol (Uniform) 486.65 487.325 J Combined investigative unit 486.7 487.35 K Scene of Crime officer Area 1 West I L Police Launch 75.35 MHz NFM 75.325 MHz NFM M Mounted patrol (Horses/Bicycles) 76.1125 75.7125 N Senior Sergeant 76.1375 76.0625 0 Community Constable 76.1625 485.225 P Team Policing Unit 486.675 Q Single crewed unit attends historic Area 2 incidents 75.4 MHz NFM West 2 R Rural Constable 75.625 485.925 MHz NFM S General Duties Sergeant 75.8375 487.375 T General Traffic unit 75.8625 U Air Support Unit UHF Simplex V Traffic Sergeant Area 3 488.000 Simplex Laser operators W Misc. Traffic units 75.45 MHz NFM 488.025 unknown use X Misc. CIB units 75.6 488.050 unknown use Y Youth Aid/Education 488.075 unknown use Z Diplomatic Protection Squad Manukau 488.100 Simplex Special operations 75.375 MHz NFM 488.125 unknown use 75.9625 488.150 Simplex Armed Offenders Squad 485.275 488.200 Simplex Special operations (usually Website. To view his entire Website, 487.275 speed lasers) which also includes aviation, maritime, and military frequencies, go to: . items in their rental cars, resulting in too much plans to leave. Like most cities in the world, I hope you have found this journey an of a temptation for would-be thieves. crime is a problem unless there is a policeman enjoyable one. And remember, it's OK to NZ is still a country where the police don't on every corner, then you live in a police state carry guns. Weapons are easily available when and have no freedom and no scanners. take your scanner to New Zealand, just needed. Crimes with guns are low; most aggra- don't pass on what you hear to a third vated robberies are committed with knives. The accompanying radio system infor- party. Cellular phone monitoring is legal, Life here has its good and bad, but I am mation has been derived from Noel'stoo! Again, a special thanks to Noel Jones, without whom this article would New Zealand Monitoring Websites not have been possible.

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