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Laingholm Cliff Rescue Unit Due to an incident in 1976 attended by Titirangi Volunteer Fire Brigade and it's sub station Laingholm, a small number of the Laingholm Station members decided to increase their skills on Rescue's by Line. As skills increased to a high level the L.C.R.U. was formed and officially recognised by the N.Z.F.S. stationed at the Laingholm sub station in 1978. In November 1995 the N.Z.F.S. Area Chief of Auckland decided there was no need for a Cliff Rescue team to be attached to the Fire Service. A majority of Laingholm station personal agreed with this. As a consequence of that decision the L.C.R.U. moved its base from L.V.F.B. and joined with the Auckland Search and Rescue who felt the loss of this unit would be a loss for the Auckland region. The L.C.R.U. now undertakes the supply of all Line Rescue work and also Search and Rescue work required throughout the greater Auckland area. Some of the team members are also trained in Rescue techniques for mountainous regions above the snowline. The affiliation to the Land S.A.R. has given L.C.R.U. a vast array of skilled people to call upon which has helped us in our endeavour to further the success of the unit. Contacts for L.C.R.U.: Brent Percy
(09) 817-3532 or (025) 220-7085 Or in Emergency Dial 111, ask for Police and request the Land Search and Rescue first Team 525 South Titirangi
Rd, Titirangi. (at Titirangi Fire Station) Hours 10 am
to 12 noon Tuesday-Thursday Scott MacKenzie 817-0040 Facsimile 817-7878 My area covers approximately 55 square kilometres, ranging from city urban living through to rural bush living. The population is approximately 15,000 people. The physical boundaries of the area are Portage Road, Green Bay to Whatipu. This includes the suburbs of Green Bay, Titirangi, Laingholm, Parau, Huia, Whatipu and all the little bays and beaches in between. I try to patrol the beaches and bush when required, i.e. summer beach attendance or bush festivals, where the public tend to congregate. I am also willing to offer advice to any person or group on general security, personal security and even the forming of neighbourhood watch groups. The Neighbourhood Watch/Support network can be anything you make of it, from meetings with an elected committee through to a general chit chat over a barbecue. Others have had street parties. The choice is yours. The aim of the networks is communication, looking out for your neighbour. We, the community, need your help - more now than ever - to be the eyes and ears of the community. As our motto says, "Safer Communities Together", with your help, we can put the fear back on to the criminals. If you have doubts about something, obtain what details you can and pass them on to us. Let us decide its worth. We cannot make that decision if we do not have the information. You never know, it may be the missing piece in the puzzle. Neighbourhood
Watch Neighbourhood watch groups within the West Auckland district have had some great successes in locating and identifying offender, and we would like this to continue and get stronger. If you wish to rejuvenate your group, or wish to start one, you can contact the West Auckland Neighbourhood Watch Co-ordinator, Trish Maxwell on 834-4331. She will assist you any way she can. Alternately, you can visit the Community Constable's Office at the Titirangi Fire Station, just down South Titirangi Road from the R.S.A.
Justices of the Peace and Marriage Celebrants Most J.P. work is ministerial work. Witnessing declarations, passports, Legal papers, character references, etc. Can be called by N.Z. Police to conduct coroners court for identification of deceased person. Court J.P. has to have passed a two stage course at Polytech. As well as ministerial work
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