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Our Story

 

For the last fifteen years Community Patrol Riccarton Inc. has kept a watchful eye over the Riccarton area.

Throughout this time we have been able to share our story with you.

 

Below is a gallery of each news article we have featured in, a collection which has been lovely and painstakingly curated by Joan Pearson.

Click on the arrows to move through our story.

An index for the collection is also available below the slideshow.

Index

  1. 2000 21 Feb News Advertiser, p1, Community watch team on track for March start, James Booker.

  2. 2000 3 Apr News Advertiser, p13, Community watch receives grant.

  3. 2000 Jun 5 News Advertiser, Riccarton Community Watch is hitting the tarmac …..

  4. 2002 Jul 22 The Press, C7, Extra eyes and ears for the police.

  5. 2002 Jul 28 News Advertiser, p9, New car for community watch.

  6. 2003 Jan 30 The Western Mail, p3, Community watch is on the job.

  7. 2003 Jul 28 The Press, B8, Big involvement with community.

  8. 2003 Sep 17 The Western Mail, Community gets wake up warning, Nyia Strachun.

  9. 2005 Apr 6 Nor’West News, p6, Riccarton Community Watch – five years on the road.

  10. 2005 Apr Eyes on Communities, p24 & 26, Five years with Community Watch Riccarton, J F Pearson.

  11. 2005 Jul 10 News Advertiser, p1-2, Crimefighters praised, Juliette Sivertsen.

  12. 2005 Jun 22 Christchurch Star, p1, Drink-drive message for Barmy Army.

  13. 2005 Jun 27 The Press, p1, A police operation targeting known car thieves …..

  14. 2005 Nov 21 The Star, p7, Driving force behind watch groups, Juliette Sivertsen.

  15. 2006 Apr 12 Christchurch Mail, p4, Thefts: people ignoring simple precautions, Catherine Couch.

  16. 2006 Apr 13 Metropol Christchurch, vol 9, issue 7 p10, New vehicle for Riccarton Community Watch, Dale Park.

  17. 2006 Aug Celebrating 150 Years of Riccarton, Star Publishing, p13, Still part of the Riccarton community since 1965.

  18. 2006 Dec Eye on Communities, p32, Summer Holidays, J F Pearson.

  19. 2006 May Eye on Communities, p50, Community Watch Riccarton has a new vehicle.

  20. 2006 Sep, Close to Home, #11 p4, Giving something back to the community, Simon McGrath.

  21. 2007 Dec Eye on Communities, p84, Ethnicity, J F Pearson.

  22. 2007 Mar 28 Nor’West News, Community Watch Riccarton steps up the training.

  23. 2008 Apr 23 Nor’West News, p1, Boy racers intimidate Riccarton residents.

  24. 2008 Feb 20 The Press, B5, Keeping a watchful eye, Anna Leask.

  25. 2008 Jul 6 Weekend Community News, p1 & 7, Zero tolerance in tacking tags, Kim de Leijer.

  26. 2008 Oct 23 17th International Safe Communities Conference p281, Community Watch Riccarton partnership improves safety in the community, J Pearson, C Braid & G Parfitt.

  27. 2008 Sep 28 Community News p2, Volunteers wanted.

  28. 2008 Sep Eye on Communities p40, Graffiti – Community Watch Riccarton takes a lead in its eradication, J F Pearson.

  29. 2009 Aug 2 Western News, p1 & 2, 19 bars join fight against boozers, Marcia Johnson.

  30. 2009 Dec Eye on Communities, p38, Community Watch Riccarton Inc. Statistics, Geoff Parfitt & Joan Pearson.

  31. 2009 Jan 18 Community News, p1 & 2, Anti-tagging tactics pay off, Cullen Smith.

  32. 2009 Jan 21 Christchurch Mail, Letters to Editor, A tidy neighbourhood is everyone’s responsibility, Myra Price.

  33. 2009 Jul 19 Community News, p3, Agreement stops students vandals in their tracks, Cullen Smith.

  34. 2009 Jun Eye on Communities, p34, Ellerslie International Flower Show – we were there, J F Pearson.

  35. 2009 May 2 The Press, D1 & 3, The night has eyes, John McCrone.

  36. 2009 May 3 Community News, p1 & 3, Students in bid to be better neighbours, Marcia Johnson.

  37. 2009 Oct 11 Community News, p3 & 5, Graffiti ‘art’ honours Sir Howard, Caroline King.

  38. 2009 Sep Eye on Communities, p38, Graffiti Report, Geoff Parfitt.

  39. 2010 Apr 21 New Zealand Messenger #294 B11.

  40. 2010 Apr 26 The Press, Radio Change ‘risk’ to volunteers, Jo McKenzie-McLean

  41. 2010 Apr 30 The Sun, Issue 235 pA3, Community watch Riccarton As a set of eyes and ears for our community.

  42. 2010 Jun Eye On Communities, p56 & 57, Ten Years Young, J F Pearson.

  43. 2010 May 1 The Press, Letters, Brian Milne.

  44. 2010 May 8 The Press, Letters Join up, Geoff Parfitt.

  45. 2011 Jun 6 Community News, p1 & 3, Call for uni students to team up with police, Cullen Smith.

  46. 2011 Mar 17 Christchurch Star, Community Watch shut out in police digital age, Caroline King.

  47. 2012 Oct 18 Christchurch Mail, p4, Tag team blasting graffiti, Abbie Napier.

  48. 2012 Summer Edition Eye on Communities, p61, Organisations benefit from a commercial rebranding, J F Pearson.

  49. 2013 Dec 5 Christchurch Mail, p1, Neighbours slam police for clean up, Abbie Napier.

  50. 2013 Dec Christchurch Mail, Letters, Safety role, Geoff Parfitt.

  51. 2013 Dec12 Christchurch Mail, Letters, Gavin Marriott.

  52. 2013 Mar 20 The Star, p3, Embarrassment over theft while on Watch, Cullen Smith.

  53. 2013 Winter edition Eye on Communities Canterbury p77-9, Canterbury Community Watch Training, J F Pearson.

  54. 2014 Apr 28 Western News, Students in good books, Babrielle Stuart.

  55. 2014 Nov 3 Western News, p1, 4 & 5, Care and Passion reasons to stick around.

  56. 2014 Oct 6 Western News, p1 & 6, Volunteers boost community patrol, Grace Cabell.

  57. 2014 Sep 22 Western News, p1 & 3, Patrols cut amid burglary spike, Gabrielle Stuart.

  58. 2014 Sep, Canterbury Patrol as at September 2014, J F Pearson.

  59. 2014 Summer Edition, Eye on Communities, ref E14C2 p33, Christchurch Police Open Day, Donald Walker.

  60. 2014 Summer Edition, Eye on Communities, ref E14C2 p55 & 6, Graffiti scourge in Riccarton, J F Pearson.

  61. 2014 Summer Edition, Eye on Communities, ref E14C2 p65, Promotion Day.

  62. 2015 Apr 19 Photos taken at our 15th Birthday.

  63. 2015 Autumn CPNZ News p7, Riccarton Community Watch Notches up 15 Years, Joan Pearson.

  64. 2015 Feb 11 The Star, p 14-5, Community patrols make a difference across the city.

  65. 2015 Jan 19 Western News, p2, Patrols curb crime, Grace Cabell.

  66. 2015 Jul 20 Western News, p5, New patrol car, Andrew King.

  67. 2015 May 11 Southern View, p1 & 7, Graffiti drops away in suburbs, Bridget Rutherford.

  68. 2015 May11 Western News, p1 & 2, Police get on top of graffiti, Bridget Rutherford.

  69. 2015 Dec Riccarton/Wigram Community Board Plan 2015/16 p12 & p36 RCW vehicle.

  70. 2017 Eye on Communities Canterbury, Summer Edition p35-6, Community Patrols assist the Police, JF Pearson.

  71. 2017 Eye on Communities Canterbury, Summer Edition p39, Kick Start Motorcycle Event.

  72. 2017 Eye on Communities Canterbury, Summer Edition p41, The recall of lost and lonely road cones, JF Pearson.

  73. 2017 The Migrant Times Mar22-Apr 4 p7, Calling on ethnic communities to join community patrols: NZ Police.

  74. 2017 Port Hills Fires

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