Pacific Wardens

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Pacific Wardens

• Inspector P Stokes
• New Zealand Police
• Pacific Strategic advisor

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Why have Pacific Wardens

• Pacific People population in Wellington -largest
  outside of Auckland.
• Helping their own Communities
• Language skills.
• Role Modelling Voluntary Service.
• Good alternative early intervention with
  regards to Pacific People in Public places
  rather then Police Intervention.

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Police support ?

• Fits in with NZ Police National Prevention
  strategy Police and Community working together
  to resolve issues/crime.
• Once required standards met, Police will actively
  support.

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Who are the Pacific Wardens.

• Normally Pacific Island People Either from
  single Island group or mixed groups.
• The idea/ concept must be community led Pacific
  Communities who identify a need for this type of
  Community Involvement.
• Currently, majority of the Auckland Pacific
  Wardens groups are affiliated to local Pacific
  churches.

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Pacific wardens
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Pacific wardens Comparison to Maori Wardens

• The Maori Wardens are governed by legislation
  i.e. the Maori Community Development Act 1962,
  specifically sections 7 16(5), and are
  therefore required to be warranted.
• The Pacific Wardens are not governed by any
  specific legislation but fall under the general
  provision of the Police Act 2008, specifically
  section 10(2).
• Pacific Wardens do not have nor do they require a
  "warrant", as they are volunteers. But they do
  require the endorsement support of Council and
  Police.
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Is there a requirement to form a legal Entity?

• Being set up under a legal entity is currently
  not a requirement but doing so would generally be
  advantages to those groups wishing to apply for
  future funding whether by local Council or
  external stakeholders
• Pacific Wardens groups should either establish
  their own trust (legal entity), or come under an
  umbrella of an existing trust /legal entity.
  (there must be a strong connection between the
  Pacific Warden group and that trust / legal
  entity) 

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How to set up a Pacific Wardens Group

• A Pacific Community group identifies a need and
  has the capability to organise and form such an
  entity.
• Seek advice from Council and Police at a local
  level.
• Seek funding for equipment.
• Submit membership details to local Police for
  vetting purposes.
• Arrange training Police can provide this.
• Commence duties.

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Police and Council Input

• Police
• Vetting
• Training
• basic legal knowledge,
• - how to carry out duties,
• - Patrol Member safety
• Advising re area patrolling and options.
• Council
• Approval and support of concept.
• Funding of equipment.

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Any Questions