New patrol car hits Waikanae streets

SAFER COMMUNITIES: Celebrating Waikanae Community Patrol's new car, from left, Peter and Michelle Venner, from Venner Motors, Theresa Langley, from ANZ, Paul Jones, from the Waikanae Community Patrol, Owen Woodman, from Woodman Automotive, and Kapiti deputy mayor Mike Cardiff.

The Waikanae Community Patrol celebrated the launch of its replacement patrol vehicle with a function at Edgewater Park, Waikanae on Sunday.

It was attended by sponsors, supporters and patrol members. The new highly-visible patrol vehicle was displayed with the new in-vehicle computerised reporting system.

Chairman Paul Jones thanked the principal patrol vehicle sponsor, the ANZ Staff Foundation, and also Peter Venner Motors and Woodman Automotive for their contributions.

Other sponsors of the patrol overall include the Pharazyn Trust, the Waikanae Community Board, A Safe Kapiti, Harcourts, the Waikanae Baptist Church, the Lions Club, lawyer Suzie Mills, AMI and Kapiti Signs.

Deputy mayor Mike Cardiff thanked the patrol for its work and acknowledged the generosity of the sponsors enabling the patrol to carry out valuable community work.

Mr Cardiff then cut a cake donated by Waikanae New World.

The Waikanae Patrol is a volunteer group and is an affiliated member of Community Patrols New Zealand.

It works closely with police providing information from its patrol observations and undertaking other tasks from time to time.

The patrol is currently looking for new members. Waikanae residents and others living in proximity of Waikanae interested can contact the Waikanae Community Police Base 04 296 1950.