Working with the New Zealand Police
SADD is committed to Empowering young Kiwis to prevent loss on our roads. Students need support from our road safety and community partners to help reduce road trauma on NZ roads. The New Zealand Police are a strong partner for SADD to help achieve our collective road safety goals.
Interview with Constable Adam Nock, Youth Engagement Officer for New Zealand Police in Auckland. In this interview we are chatting about how SADD is working together with New Zealand Police, why we work together and what an impact it can have.
How to get in touch with your local police.
Simple Activities
These activities are quite easy to organise and slot into a busy schedule, they might be best if you are looking for a smaller activity or looking to add a New Zealand Police presence without it being the main focus. These will also be good activities if your local police do not have a lot of time.
Medium Level Activities
These activities might take a bit more organising and involvement, they might be more of a feature activity or event. Something your SADD group spends some time planning and really wants to focus on. Perhaps for SAFER September. You may need a good level of commitment from the New Zealand Police to achieve these.
More Involved Activities
These activities may be an ongoing focus for your group this year. You will really want a committed New Zealand Police and SADD group. These activities are more complex and require a committed focus for a SADD group. They are collaborative activities and an awesome, well-planned way to make a difference.
Example on how to team up with the Police
Check out the interview with Sergeant Wayne Paxton, who shares with us how SADD is working with the local police.
Example video working with New Zeland Police
Video with clips from checkpoints, police working groups PPP and SADD groups - overview of what we have done in the past
SADD/ Kaitiaki o Ara & Police Pathways Programme
Since 2020 SADD/ Kaitiaki o Ara is contributing the road safety component to the PPP curriculum. It all started with a cluster workshop between four schools in Auckland and now has expanded nationwide. Any school that has the Police Pathways Program within their curriculum has the option to choose SADD/Kaitiaki o Ara as part of one of their Unit Standards.
SADD/Kaitiaki o Ara provides all the resources for the schools to use. The resources include guides, examples and videos to make it easy for anyone to facilitate the sessions. Wherever possible we have our local community partners coming along to any workshops or activities to support our shared vision.
Celebrating New Zealand Police and SADD partnership
with a Letter of Agreement (LOA )
New Zealand Police and SADD share common goals to keep our communities safe. We have been successfully working together for many years, and the signing of the Letter of Agreement (LoA) has strengthened that partnership.
Example how SADD has helped to pursue a Police career
This is an interview with Dathan, who was a National Leader for SADD in 2018. He finished school earlier to join the police force. Find out more in the interview below.
Example Interview on how to organize a checkpoint with Akshara from ASHS
Mia chatted with Akshara, current National Leader at Albany Senior High School, about her experiences joining a police checkpoint.
Resources for New Zealand Police
This section is for police staff who are coming to schools or student-led events. Here you can find resources that will help you with activity ideas, conversations around some road safety issues, quizzes and much more.
If you need help planning an activity or event with New Zealand Police, then get in touch with your SADD Delivery Lead to help you out!
Sandra Dacey (Upper North) email or call 027 279 3130
Renee Leabourn (Central North) email or call 027 239 6610
Bobbi Hutchinson (Lower North) email or call 021 761 1649
Lydia Newlands (Upper South) email or call 021 624 198
Mark Unwin (Lower South) email or call 027 451 1253