About us
Who we are
We are a team of volunteers who believe that every helping hand can make a difference.
Patrollers have no special powers and are subject to the same rules and regulations as everyone else. We are non-confrontational !
The Howick/Pakuranga Community Patrol was established in 1993 by the Howick Police.
Our Community Patrol is affiliated to the Community Patrols of New Zealand (CPNZ), a guiding body of all Community patrols throughout New Zealand. CPNZ is the only group to have a formal memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Police. There are over 150 affiliated patrols through NZ.
We were previously known as Howick & Pakuranga Crimewatch but dropped the name Crimewatch from our group at our 2015 AGM to be more in-line with the CPNZ national strategic plan.
We are self supporting and rely on fundraising, sponsorship and donations to to cover operating costs.
We are also a member of the Manukau District Trust and receive funding through an agreement with the Auckland Council.
Patrollers also act as the eyes and ears of the Police. Aside from gathering intelligence, patrollers have experienced success in having offenders apprehended for a variety of offences.
The CPNZ goal is to make our communities safer and more resilient. The Howick and Pakuranga Community Patrol is a dedicated and committed group of people who want to assist the Police and City Council to continue building “Safer Communities Together”.
Our HPCP team
Our Structure
Our admin team and patrollers are all volunteers
We currently have around 40 plus members . We have our inhouse committee which includes Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary, Uniform’s Officer, Training Officer, Liaison Officer, Recruitment, IT Support, Scheduler, Statistician, Vehicle management and OSH Officer to help with the running of our patrol. We are always looking for more volunteers as we try to meet the demands of our neighbourhood .
Special Operations / Projects
Occasionally we are requested by our partners to assist them with Special Operations/ Projects.
Included in these operations have been visiting supermarkets giving shoppers advice on bag snatchers and insecure valuables in cars, surveillance of taggers, illegal dumping, broken or vandalised public amenities. We assist in community activities in such as the Howick Trolley Derby, Cars in the park, Howick Christmas Parade and Howick in the Park. We are also involved in the ” Safer Plates” program.
Some of our projects
