1 00:00:06,693 --> 00:00:10,093 Speaker 1: You're listening to the Simon Barnett and James Daniels Afternoons 2 00:00:10,133 --> 00:00:12,013 Speaker 1: podcast from News Talk ZEDB. 3 00:00:12,853 --> 00:00:16,253 Speaker 2: Chris Lawton happens to be the chairman of Community Patrols 4 00:00:16,333 --> 00:00:19,333 Speaker 2: Charity and CEO of cpn ZD. He joins us on 5 00:00:19,373 --> 00:00:19,653 Speaker 2: the line. 6 00:00:19,653 --> 00:00:22,253 Speaker 3: Hello Chris, Yeah, good afternoon guys and thanks for having us. 7 00:00:22,333 --> 00:00:24,773 Speaker 2: So how do people get involved if they're listening to this. 8 00:00:24,973 --> 00:00:27,693 Speaker 3: Yeah, on our on our website Community Patrols or cpn 9 00:00:27,813 --> 00:00:30,333 Speaker 3: Z there's a join now page and that will link 10 00:00:30,373 --> 00:00:33,493 Speaker 3: them up with the nearest community patrol or that can 11 00:00:33,533 --> 00:00:36,893 Speaker 3: simply contact our national office and express an interest and 12 00:00:36,933 --> 00:00:38,613 Speaker 3: we'll get them in touch with the right people. 13 00:00:38,693 --> 00:00:41,133 Speaker 2: How many patrollers do you have present across the country? 14 00:00:41,173 --> 00:00:44,893 Speaker 3: We've got across the country as a national organization, we've 15 00:00:44,973 --> 00:00:49,173 Speaker 3: got nearly one hundred and seventy patrols with almost five 16 00:00:49,253 --> 00:00:52,813 Speaker 3: thousand volunteers of patrollers as we call them, across the country. 17 00:00:53,373 --> 00:00:55,933 Speaker 3: And what's important also is recognize that we have a 18 00:00:56,093 --> 00:00:59,653 Speaker 3: very very important relationship with police built on over twenty 19 00:00:59,733 --> 00:01:03,493 Speaker 3: years of working together with police under an MoU Our 20 00:01:03,493 --> 00:01:07,373 Speaker 3: office is based at Police Headquarters in Wellington and all 21 00:01:07,573 --> 00:01:11,453 Speaker 3: the patrols have a dedicated police liaison officer that they 22 00:01:11,453 --> 00:01:13,853 Speaker 3: can be in touch with, and when they go on patrol, 23 00:01:14,053 --> 00:01:16,613 Speaker 3: they don't just go out the aimlessly driving around. They 24 00:01:16,693 --> 00:01:18,613 Speaker 3: go out there with a knowledge of what's happening in 25 00:01:18,613 --> 00:01:22,293 Speaker 3: the community with intelligence which they keep to themselves. And 26 00:01:22,373 --> 00:01:24,773 Speaker 3: also at the end of every shift they supply a 27 00:01:24,853 --> 00:01:27,893 Speaker 3: report to their local police so that the police can 28 00:01:28,173 --> 00:01:31,933 Speaker 3: receive the information and utilize that for intelligence, et cetera. 29 00:01:32,173 --> 00:01:35,933 Speaker 2: Interesting, the insurance companies should to get much funding from them. 30 00:01:35,973 --> 00:01:38,573 Speaker 2: They surely should support community patrols, given them. 31 00:01:38,693 --> 00:01:40,813 Speaker 3: Pretty good Well, we're pretty good deal with AMI that 32 00:01:41,453 --> 00:01:44,813 Speaker 3: give us a good rates on our vehicle insurance. But 33 00:01:44,933 --> 00:01:47,933 Speaker 3: certainly it's an ongoing topic in terms of insurance of houses, 34 00:01:48,013 --> 00:01:51,053 Speaker 3: burglaries and all that sort of stuff that we had do. 35 00:01:51,133 --> 00:01:55,053 Speaker 2: Community patrollers themselves. I would imagine that you have to 36 00:01:55,133 --> 00:01:56,813 Speaker 2: vet them. They have to be police checked today. 37 00:01:56,973 --> 00:01:59,213 Speaker 3: Correct. In fact, we use the same vety forms that 38 00:01:59,293 --> 00:02:02,853 Speaker 3: an applicant to the police would use, So we look 39 00:02:02,853 --> 00:02:05,093 Speaker 3: at very clearfully, the police look at them, and then 40 00:02:05,093 --> 00:02:07,573 Speaker 3: we make a decision based on the context. They're not 41 00:02:07,573 --> 00:02:09,813 Speaker 3: going to be police officers, but they are out there 42 00:02:09,813 --> 00:02:13,293 Speaker 3: in the community. They represent the organization and of course 43 00:02:13,453 --> 00:02:16,493 Speaker 3: our linkers with police is very very important. 44 00:02:16,973 --> 00:02:18,093 Speaker 2: Do you have a uniform? 45 00:02:18,373 --> 00:02:21,253 Speaker 3: We have a CPN's AT logo and all the patrols 46 00:02:21,293 --> 00:02:24,933 Speaker 3: now use that logo high vis of course for safety, 47 00:02:25,333 --> 00:02:27,933 Speaker 3: not a black pants normally we've got a polo shirt. 48 00:02:28,213 --> 00:02:31,213 Speaker 3: So yeah, we've got a uniform which all patrollers use 49 00:02:31,253 --> 00:02:34,613 Speaker 3: around the country. With hard working patrols full of great 50 00:02:34,653 --> 00:02:35,813 Speaker 3: volunteers from the community. 51 00:02:35,973 --> 00:02:38,573 Speaker 2: Amazing. What did you do before becoming chairman of the 52 00:02:38,573 --> 00:02:39,333 Speaker 2: community Patrols? 53 00:02:39,733 --> 00:02:41,173 Speaker 3: When I was young and Cilia, I joined the police 54 00:02:41,173 --> 00:02:44,493 Speaker 3: for twenty years in Auckland City, so I did twenty 55 00:02:44,573 --> 00:02:47,013 Speaker 3: years in policing and really they have got my understanding 56 00:02:47,053 --> 00:02:49,773 Speaker 3: of the need to work with communities. There were times 57 00:02:49,813 --> 00:02:53,133 Speaker 3: when I would work in a particularly in a rural environment, 58 00:02:53,133 --> 00:02:55,653 Speaker 3: where you had to work with members of the community 59 00:02:55,653 --> 00:02:59,333 Speaker 3: otherwise you couldn't do your job. And today we recognize 60 00:02:59,333 --> 00:03:02,413 Speaker 3: that policing is not just about the police, and the 61 00:03:02,453 --> 00:03:05,653 Speaker 3: police are reaching out to all partners around the community, 62 00:03:05,693 --> 00:03:09,533 Speaker 3: collaborate with all sorts of organizations and ours is the 63 00:03:09,533 --> 00:03:11,933 Speaker 3: one that has a very very close relationship, but you 64 00:03:11,973 --> 00:03:15,533 Speaker 3: know there's many others. They would support Mary Warden's others 65 00:03:15,773 --> 00:03:20,493 Speaker 3: that also support crime provincial or issues in our communities. 66 00:03:20,733 --> 00:03:23,373 Speaker 2: Do you have an upper age limit where you say, 67 00:03:23,373 --> 00:03:24,613 Speaker 2: look the cutoff is X. 68 00:03:25,613 --> 00:03:28,973 Speaker 3: No, No, we have a fit for purpose policy. Sometimes 69 00:03:29,053 --> 00:03:32,053 Speaker 3: it's a tough decision that patrols have to make, is 70 00:03:32,493 --> 00:03:35,653 Speaker 3: when it's time for someone to finish. But our younger 71 00:03:35,693 --> 00:03:38,973 Speaker 3: patrols we start at eighteen and yes we go up 72 00:03:39,013 --> 00:03:41,573 Speaker 3: to the to eighty. Lots of good people doing good 73 00:03:41,613 --> 00:03:43,613 Speaker 3: workout there, and why would we not want them to 74 00:03:43,653 --> 00:03:44,373 Speaker 3: be involved. 75 00:03:44,533 --> 00:03:47,693 Speaker 2: It's outstanding. Chris, thank you for coming on and you've 76 00:03:47,693 --> 00:03:50,653 Speaker 2: obviously got some wonderful patrollers of those five thousand just 77 00:03:50,693 --> 00:03:52,693 Speaker 2: brilliant have called in. So thank you very much for 78 00:03:52,693 --> 00:03:54,853 Speaker 2: your time. And how do people contact you again. 79 00:03:54,813 --> 00:03:57,613 Speaker 3: Through our website Community Patrols of New Zealand cpn Z 80 00:03:58,333 --> 00:04:00,613 Speaker 3: and just get in touch with our national office and 81 00:04:00,653 --> 00:04:02,333 Speaker 3: we'll get them in touch with the right patrol. 82 00:04:02,573 --> 00:04:04,653 Speaker 2: Good Man, Chris, thank you very much for your time. 83 00:04:04,853 --> 00:04:09,253 Speaker 1: Thank for more from Simon Barnett and James Daniels. Afternoons 84 00:04:09,413 --> 00:04:12,053 Speaker 1: listen live to News Talk set B or follow the 85 00:04:12,093 --> 00:04:13,733 Speaker 1: podcast on iHeartRadio.