Waiatarua Community Patrol Charitable Trust

We are the Waiatarua/Oratia/Henderson Valley Community Patrol (known as Waiatarua Community Patrol) – a group of volunteers working in our community to help keep it safe and prevent crime.

The Waiatarua Community Patrol Charitable Trust is affiliated to CPNZ (Community Patrols of NZ) whose purpose is to empower communities to prevent crime and create safer environments through the utilisation of trained and equipped volunteer patrols.

Our Patrol Group

Waiatarua patrol is responsible primarily for the Waiatarua, Oratia and Henderson Valley areas patrolling neighborhoods and providing high visibility within the community. We patrol day and night, weekdays and weekends.

Our aim is to reduce the opportunity for criminal activity by acting as a deterrent through the visibility of our vehicle. We always patrol in pairs and login with Police Communications at the beginning and end of each patrol.

Funds raised will assist with our running costs – in particular uniforms, petrol and vehicle maintenance.

More about us..

Volunteer patrollers give as many hours as their schedules allow (generally a flexible commitment of around 4 hours per month - or more if they have the time). Patrol groups have full backing from NZ Police (while remaining financially independent) and act as “eyes and ears” for the Police, gathering intel and reporting incidents.

All applicants (and age is no barrier) are security vetted by Police, put through training and every member must sign a declaration of confidentiality and a code of conduct.

We have been operating since August 2013 and have a sign written patrol vehicle and a team of 30 patrollers.

Since our inception, we have completed over 900 patrols and completed over 5,000 volunteer hours. We have reported over 600 incidents to Police and Council including stolen vehicles, dumped rubbish, graffiti, and damaged property.

Interested in joining us? Contact us on Facebook or by email waiatarua@cpnz.org.nz

Learn more about CPNZ: www.cpnz.org.nz