Scanning Police in Auckland

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Digital Network

Police operate a P25 trunked digital radio system in the ESB (VHF 138-144 MHz) and ESC (UHF 494-502 MHz) bands. This includes an AES 256-bit encryption layer, which secures the radio network from unauthorized monitoring.

Tait Communications radios are in use, which deploy OTA encryption keycodes.

Note: although modern digital scanners are able to decode signals, they are unable to decrypt them.

Auckland Police Talk Groups

Talk Group        Channel Dispatcher ID
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 3001
 3010
 3017
 3030              8160101
 3031              8160102
 3032              8160103
 3033              8160104
 3034              8160105
 3035              8160106
 3036              8160107
 3037              8160108
 3038              8160109
 3039              8160110
 3040              8160111
 3041              8160112
 3042              8160113
 20001             New Zealand Customs
 3080              Ambulance

VHF Analogue Coverage - Auckland Region

Still active

Area 1 and Area 2 remain active. These VHF analogue channels are linked to Waikato Rural and Northland to provide coverage for units from those areas that may travel into the Auckland Region and out of coverage of their own channels. There is no UHF coverage of these channels.

Area 1 - Linked to Waikato Rural Channel

75.3500
76.1125
76.1375
76.1625
76.3625

Area 2 - Linked to Northland Channel

75.4000
75.5125
75.5375
75.6250
75.8375
75.8625

Police Callsigns

All Auckland

AA     Auckland Metro Crime and Operations Services
CV     Commercial Vehicle Safety Team (formerly CVIU)
IPT    Impairment Prevention Team 
LET    Law Enforcement Team
PC     RNZPC
SCU    Serious Crash Unit
SV     Auckland Motorways
TM     Tamaki Makaurau

Central (AK City 1 Secure)

AC     Auckland City District
AK     Auckland Central
AV     Avondale
BL     Balmoral
BY     Blockhouse Bay
CC     Auckland Central Area
CE     Auckland East Area
CP     City Central
CW     Auckland West Area
DT     City Central
EG     Mount Wellington
EL     Ellerslie
GA     Grafton
GB     Great Barrier Island
GI     Glen Innes
GL     Grey Lynn
MR     Mount Roskill
NM     Newmarket
ON     Onehunga
OO     Waiheke Island
PB     Ponsonby
PD     Parnell
PF     Point Chevalier
SH     Saint Heliers
SL     Saint Lukes

North (Waitemata 1 Secure)

North Shore Area:
AN     North Shore Area HQ
AY     Albany
BB     Browns Bay
BK     Birkenhead 
DP     Devonport
GF     Glenfield
NF     North Shore Policing Centre (Sunnynook)
TN     Takapuna
WD     Waitemata District

Rodney Area:
FP     Whangaparoa
GW     Mangawhai
HE     Helensville
KE     Kumeu
OW     Orewa
RE     Rodney Area HQ
SB     Snells Beach
VW     Warkworth 
WJ     Wellsford

South (Counties 1 & Counties 3 Secure)

BE     Beachlands
CM     Counties Manukau District
DC     Counties Manukau Central Area HQ
DE     Counties Manukau Eastern Area HQ
DW     Counties Manukau Western Area HQ
DS     Counties Manukau Southern Area HQ
FR     Franklin
HI     Howick 
IA     Auckland Airport
MN     Manurewa
OE     Otara
OH     Otahuhu
PK     Papakura
PU     Pukekohe
RY     Mangere
TX     Tuakau
VU     Waiuku

West (Waitemata 2 Secure)

AT     Te Atatu
AW     Waitakere Area HQ
GE     Glen Eden
HS     Henderson
NL     New Lynn
RQ     Ranui
SZ     Massey