Canterbury Region

Canterbury Area

Police Frequencies

Christchurch Police channel 1 - 75.7375, 75.7625, 485.2750
Christchurch Police Channel 2 - 75.8125, 75.8625 , 486.6750
Christchurch Police Channel 3 - 75.3000 , 487.3750
Canterbury Rurals... 
Lyttelton Channel - 75.9500, 75.9250, 75.4000, 76.1375 
Ashburton Channel - 75.4750, 75.3500, 75.9000 
North Canterbury - 75.8375, 75.5750, 75.5250, 485.9750

Police Callsigns

AM	Amberley
AO	Akaroa
AR	Ashburton
AX	Arthurs Pass
CD	Culverden
CH	Christchurch
CR	Christchurch District
CV	Cheviot
DF	Darfield
HM	Hanmer
HO	Hornby
IP	Christchurch International Airport
KI	Kaiapoi
LC	Lincoln
LS	Leeston
LT	Lyttelton
MF	Methven
NB	New Brighton
OX	Oxford
PI	Papanui
RK	Rakaia
RR	Rangiora
SE	Selwyn
SM	Sumner
SY	Sydenham
WX	Waikari

A	Commissioned officer (inspector)
B	Beat Unit
C	Crime Car (CIB patrol for initial attendance at serious crimes)
D	Dog patrol
E	Uniform Enquiry unit
F	Fingerprints/Photographs
G	Logsitics
H	Highway/Motorway traffic unit
I	Incident Patrol (Uniform)
J	Combined investigative unit
K	Scene of Crime officer
L	Police Launch
M	Mounted patrol (Horses/Bicycles)
N	Senior Sergeant
O	Community Constable
P	Team Policing Unit
Q	Single crewed unit attends historic incidents
R	Rural Constable
S	General Duties Sergeant
T	General Traffic unit
U	Air Support Unit
V	Traffic Sergeant
W	Misc Traffic units
X	Misc CIB units
Y	Youth Aid/Education
Z	Diplomatic Protection Squad

Fire Frequencies

Canterbury Fire (link) - 420.0375 
Canterbury Fire - 75.7125 & 76.2750 
Canterbury Rural - 485.9750
Canterbury Fire Paging - 157.9500

Fire Callsigns

Christchurch    Paid      - CHRI211 CHRI214 CHRI216 CHRI217 CHRI2114 CHRI2116 CHRI2117
Addington       Paid      - ADDI221
ST Albans       Paid      - STAL231
Woolston        Paid      - WOOL2435 WOOL2426
Sockburn        Paid      - SOCK257
Harewood        Paid      - HARE261
New Brighton    Volunteer - NEWB271 NEWB272 NEWB2710 NEWB2729
Sumner          Volunteer - SUMN281 SUMN2810
Lyttelton       Volunteer - LYTT291 LYTT292
Diamond Harbour Volunteer - DIAM301
Brooklands      Volunteer - BROO311 BROO3111
Governors Bay   Volunteer - GOVE331 GOVE3311
Hurunui County  VRFF      - HURU3511
Kaiapoi         Volunteer - KAIA401 KAIA407 KAIA4029
Lincoln         Volunteer - LINC411 LINC417 LINC4111
Rolleston       Volunteer - ROLL427 ROLL4211 ROLL4226
Leeston         Volunteer - LEES437 LEES4311
Dunsandal       Volunteer - DUNS441 DUNS4411
Southbridge     Volunteer - SOUT451 SOUT4511
Akaroa          Volunteer - AKAR461 AKAR4611 AKAR467 AKAR4633
Little River    Volunteer - LITT471 LITT4711 LITT4729?
Amberley        Volunteer - AMBE481 AMBE487 AMBE4811
Hawarden        Volunteer - HAWA491
Waikari         Volunteer - WAIK601
Waipara         Volunteer - WAIP611 WAIP6111
Ashburton       Volunteer - ASHB621 ASHB622 ASHB627 ASHB6211
Methven         Volunteer - METH631 METH637 METH6311
Rakaia          Volunteer - RAKA647 RAKA6411
Cheviot         Volunteer - CHEV651 CHEV657 CHEV6511
Culverden       Volunteer - CULV661 CULV667
Hanmer Springs  Volunteer - HANM671 HANM677
Waiau           Volunteer - WAIA681 WAIA6811
Darfield        Volunteer - DARF691 DARF692
Coalgate        Volunteer - COAL701 COAL7010 (Aux)
Sheffield       Volunteer - SHEF711 (Aux)
Kirwee          Volunteer - KIRW727
Hororata        Volunteer - HORO731 (Aux)
Springfield     Volunteer - SPRI747
Kaikoura        Volunteer - KAIK751 KAIK752 KAIK759 KAIK7510 ? KAIK7511
Rangiora        Volunteer - RANG761 RANG767 RANG7611 RANG7629
Woodend         Volunteer - WOOD777 WOOD7710 WOOD7711 WOOD7726
Cust            Volunteer - CUST781 CUST7811
Oxford          Volunteer - OXFO791 OXFO792 OXFO7911

18	Waikuku		                Appliance	Types
19	Pines Beach		        1	Pump
21	Christchurch Central		2	Pump
22	Addington (Christchurch)	3	Pump
23	St Albans (Christchurch)	4	Hydraulic Elevating Monitor (HEM)
24	Woolston (Christchurch)		5	Hydraulic Elevating Platform (HEP) (Snorkel)
25	Sockburn (Christchurch)		6	Turntable Ladder
26	Harewood (Christchurch)		7	Pump - Rescue - Tender (PRT)
27	New Brighton (Christchurch)	8	Heavy Rescue (HRT)
28	Sumner (Christchurch)		9	Light Rescue (LRT)
29	Lyttelton (Christchurch)	10	Four Wheel Drive / Rural Unit
30	Diamond Harbour		        11	Tanker
31	Brooklands		        12	Hose Layer
32	Training		        13	Foam Tender
33	Governors Bay		        14	Command Unit
40	Kaiapoi		                15	BA Tender
41	Lincoln		                16	HAZMAT / Decontamination Unit
42	Rolleston		        17	Salvage Tender
43	Leeston		                18	Canteen Vehicle
44	Dunsandel		        19	Other (Courier / Van)
45	Southbridge		        20	
46	Akaroa		                22	Flat Deck Truck
47	Little River		        23	Emergency Response Vehicle
48	Amberley		        29	Operational Support Vehicle (Fire Police)
49	Hawarden			33
60	Greymouth			35
60	Waikari			        
61	Greymouth			
61	Waipara			
62	Ashburton			
62	Cobden			
63	Brunner			
63	Methven			
64	Rakaia			
64	Moana			
65	Cheviot			
65	Kumara			
66	Culverden			
66	Ngahere			
67	Blackball			
67	Hamner Springs			
68	Waiau			
68	Reefton			
69	Ikamatua			
69	Darfield			
70	Coalgate			
70	Runanga			
71	Hokitika			
71	Sheffield			
72	Kirwee			
72	Fox Glacier			
73	Hororata			
73	Kaniere			
74	Springfield			
74	Franz Josef			
75	Hari Hari			
75	Kaikoura			
76	Whataroa			
76	Rangiora			
77	Woodend			
77	Ross			
78	Cust			
78	Westport			
79	Granity			
79	Oxford			
80	Karamea			
80	Timaru			
81	Washdyke			
81	Little Wanganui			
82	Fairlie			
82	Waimangaroa			
83	Lake Tekapo			
84	Geraldine			
85	Pleasant Point			
86	Temuka			
87	St Andrews			
88	Waimate			
89	Glenavy			
90	Twizel			
91	Mt Cook			
91	Army Burnham Camp			
91	Kokatahi			
92	Scargill			
93	Hinds			
94	Mayfield			
95	West Melton			
96	Mt Somers			
97	Motanau Beach			
99	Willowby			

Aircraft Frequencies

General Aviation talk         119.1000
Canterbury Uncontrolled       119.2000
Christchurch Tower            118.3000
Christchurch Ground           121.9000
Christchurch Clearances       
Christchurch ATIS             127.2000
Christchurch Departures       120.9000
Christchurch Approach         124.1000             
???                           125.0000

Ambulance Frequencies

Christchurch    - 141.3625 
Mid Canterbury  - 141.4125 
Ashburton       - 141.4000
...

Ambulance Paging Frequency

Ambulance Page - 140.6375

Other Frequencies

Civil Defence

Taxis

Trains
Vector etc

Canterbury Mountain Radio Service

Mountain Radio Base Operators - 421.5875

Mountain Radio