"At the end of the day it is about the community contributing to make their community a safer place."
Police nabbed three teenage boys after they allegedly tried to break into a home on Magnolia Ave, in Kamo, on July 18. A girl had been home and rang police alerting them to the attempted break in.
The teens are believed to have stolen property from other houses.
The move to establish a neighbourhood support group in Kamo comes after six were formed in Ruakaka following a serious home invasion and a sexual assault.
Residents in Tikipunga also called for a public meeting later this month to establish a group after they were frustrated with an increasing number of burglaries in their patch.
Whangarei-based Neighbourhood Support coordinator Sandi Adams said the formation of a group enabled some good old fashioned networking and got people to meet their neighbours before needing them in an emergency situation.
"It's about working together as a group and trusting there is someone there when you need them. And knowing there are people keeping an eye out for the unusual and suspicious activity in the neighbourhood.
"It's about the community standing up together and hopefully beating the criminals."
Ruakaka resident Gina D'Ath said there had been a huge response to a public meeting from which six groups had been formed.
"It's about becoming a community again and working together and keeping an eye out for each other."
She said the meeting was called after a 17-year-old Ruakaka man appeared in court on three charges relating to a home invasion in which a woman was injured while fighting off a knife-wielding attacker.
