Dec 17, 2022 | News
We are absolutely thrilled and proud that our Patrol Leader, Ken, has received a Civic Award from Mayor Phil Mauger in recognition of his invaluable contribution to community safety. The award ceremony, which took place last Wednesday, was a truly exciting moment for...
Dec 2, 2022 | News
Our end-of-year project was to collect soft toys and donate them to groups who could use them as part of supporting their communities at this time of the year. We ended up with a large collection which were sorted, washed and bagged for donation. We took a large bag...
Nov 12, 2022 | News
It was a busy week for our patrol as we were present at both The New Zealand Agricultural Show and the Hoon Hay Fiesta. These events provided us with a great opportunity to engage with the community and showcase the work that we do. We were fortunate to have a team of...
Jun 7, 2022 | Blog
Bike thefts are unfortunately becoming more and more common, but fortunately, the Christchurch City Council has partnered with 529 Garage Aotearoa to help combat this problem. 529 Garage Aotearoa is a service that allows you to register your bike and get a...
Apr 26, 2022 | Blog
Our patrollers spent an afternoon at the Christchurch Adventure Park. It was the first chance in months to come together, meet new patrollers and catch up with each other again. Aroha & Ed Bear joined us. We were also joined by Ann Smith, our DRO and our Patron...
Feb 9, 2022 | Blog
With the recent increase in car break-ins around our community we wanted to share how we’re acting to deter thefts. Visibility is one of the greatest tools we hold as a community patrol. Being an active presence in areas reported to us by Police, council, and...
Feb 7, 2022 | News
Over the holiday period our patrol focused on carparks in the areas of Halswell Quarry, Mt Vernon Park, and Rapaki Track after we noticed an increase in car break-ins. These break-ins are still occurring and there are some simple steps that can be taken to reduce the...
Jun 18, 2021 | Blog
We work closely with the Christchurch City Council to identify the specific locations of graffiti, rubbish, and other local issues. To do this we use an app called Snap, Send, Solve. In May 2021, the council received 1,724 reports of graffiti and removed 10,321 square...
May 27, 2021 | News
Last Tuesday a patrol located a stolen van dumped at the Halswell Quarry. We recently increased our patrol activity in the area. After noticing a large number of posts about thefts in the Halswell Community Group. We keep an eye out in our local Facebook groups for...
Apr 29, 2021 | News
Sadly, we learnt this week of the passing of one of our members, Leon Worley. Leon had been with the patrol for just over five years. Leon was one of our most loyal, committed and reliable patrollers. Serving his community was really important to him, and he was one...
