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* HNS1 is Hamilton general duties sergeant section 1.
* HNS1 is Hamilton general duties sergeant section 1.
* TNI3 is Takapuna I-Car (General Duties), Late Shift
* TNI3 is Takapuna I-Car (General Duties), Late Shift
* SVH13 is an Auckland Motorways Traffic unit
* SVU13 is an Auckland Motorways traffic unit


==Home station==
==Home station==
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==Special callsigns==
==Special callsigns==
Occasionally non standard callsigns are usedfor special purposes.
Occasionally non standard callsigns are used for special purposes.


*Zero Alpha = Armed Offender Squad incident control point.
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*Northcomm Alpha = Shift Commander, Northern Comm Centre
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*Central Alpha = Shift Commander, Central Comm Centre
! Code
*Southcomm Alpha = Shift Commander, Southern Comm Centre
! Description
*DCC = District Command Center
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|*Zero Alpha || Armed Offender Squad incident control point
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|*Northcomm Alpha || Shift Commander, Northern Comm Centre
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|*Central Alpha || Shift Commander, Central Comm Centre
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|*Southcomm Alpha || Shift Commander, Southern Comm Centre
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|*DCC || District Command Center
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|*AVSEC || Aviation Security Service pandemic response assistance team
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|*ART || Armed Response Teams
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==Unit type==
==Unit type==
Unit type codes (third letter) are as follows:
Unit type codes (third letter) are as follows (Trial call sign allocation types also listed):
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| C || Crime Car (CIB patrol for initial attendance at serious crimes)
| C || Crime Car (CIB patrol for initial attendance at serious crimes)
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| CC|| City Cameras
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| CP|| Community Watch/Patrol
| CP|| Community Watch/Patrol
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| G || Logistics
| G || Logistics
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| H || HighwayPatrol traffic unit
| H || Highway Patrol traffic unit
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| I || Incident Patrol (Uniform)
| I || Incident Patrol (Uniform); also Public Safety Team (multi crew)
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| J || Combined investigative unit
| J || Combined investigative unit; also Public Safety Team (single crew)
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| K || Scene of Crime officer
| K || Scene of Crime officer
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| L || Police Launch
| L || Police Launch; also Prisoner Transport
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| M || Mounted patrol (Motorcycle/Bicycles)
| M || Mounted patrol (Motorcycle/Bicycles)
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| Q || Single crewed unit attends historic/non urgent incidents
| Q || Single crewed unit attends historic/non urgent incidents
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| R || Rural Constable
| R || Rural Patrol Unit; also Road Policing Unit
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| S || General Duties Sergeant
| S || Public Safety Team Sergeant (PST is the new name for General Duties)
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| T || General Traffic unit
| T || General Traffic unit
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| Y || Youth Aid/Education
| Y || Youth Aid/Education
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| Z || Diplomatic Protection Squad
| Z || Diplomatic Protection Squad; also Community Patrols
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[[Category:Police]]
[[Category:Police]]
[[Category:Police callsigns]]

Revision as of 18:41, 20 May 2020

Callsign Format

Police unit callsigns have the first two letters of their home station (eg HN for Hamilton), then usually one (or two) letters for the unit type (e.g. S for sergeant), then numbers for the unique unit or shift group.

Examples:

  • HNS1 is Hamilton general duties sergeant section 1.
  • TNI3 is Takapuna I-Car (General Duties), Late Shift
  • SVU13 is an Auckland Motorways traffic unit

Home station

For a list of the home station codes, see Category:Police callsigns for a list of each region page with police callsigns.

Special callsigns

Occasionally non standard callsigns are used for special purposes.

Code Description
*Zero Alpha Armed Offender Squad incident control point
*Northcomm Alpha Shift Commander, Northern Comm Centre
*Central Alpha Shift Commander, Central Comm Centre
*Southcomm Alpha Shift Commander, Southern Comm Centre
*DCC District Command Center
*AVSEC Aviation Security Service pandemic response assistance team
*ART Armed Response Teams

Unit type

Unit type codes (third letter) are as follows (Trial call sign allocation types also listed):

Code Description
A Commissioned officer (inspector)
B Beat Unit
C Crime Car (CIB patrol for initial attendance at serious crimes)
CC City Cameras
CP Community Watch/Patrol
D Dog patrol / Delta
E Uniform Enquiry unit
F Fingerprints/Photographs
G Logistics
H Highway Patrol traffic unit
I Incident Patrol (Uniform); also Public Safety Team (multi crew)
J Combined investigative unit; also Public Safety Team (single crew)
K Scene of Crime officer
L Police Launch; also Prisoner Transport
M Mounted patrol (Motorcycle/Bicycles)
N Senior Sergeant
O Community Constable
P Team Policing Unit
Q Single crewed unit attends historic/non urgent incidents
R Rural Patrol Unit; also Road Policing Unit
S Public Safety Team Sergeant (PST is the new name for General Duties)
T General Traffic unit
U Motorways Unit
V Traffic Sergeant
W Misc Traffic units (Speed Cameras/Commercial Vehicle investigation units)
X Misc CIB units
Y Youth Aid/Education
Z Diplomatic Protection Squad; also Community Patrols