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==Unit type==
==Unit type==
Unit type codes are as follows (Trial call sign unit identifiers in use in Counties Manukau and Bay of Plenty districts are also listed):
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! Code !! Description !! Counties Manukau/BOP Areas
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! Code
| A || Commissioned Officer || Commissioned Officer
! Description
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| A || Commissioned officer (inspector)
| B || Beat Unit || Beat Unit
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| B || Beat Unit
| C || Crime Car/CIB Patrol || Crime Car/CIB Patrol
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| C || Crime Car (CIB patrol for initial attendance at serious crimes)
| D || Dog Patrol (Delta) || Dog Patrol (Delta)
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| CC|| City Cameras
| E || Uniform Enquiry Car || ''Reserved''
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| CP|| Community Watch/Patrol
| F || Forensics (Fingerprints/Photos) || Forensics/SOCO
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| D || Dog patrol / Delta
| G || Logistics || Prosecutions
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| E || Uniform Enquiry unit
| H || Highway Patrol Unit || Highway/Motorway Patrol Unit
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| F || Fingerprints/Photographs
| I || Incident Patrol (I-Car) || Public Safety Team (Multi Crew)
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| G || Logistics
| J || Combined Investigative Unit || Public Safety Team (Single Crew)
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| H || Highway Patrol traffic unit
| K || Scene of Crime Officer (SOCO) || ''Reserved''
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| I || Incident Patrol (Uniform); also Public Safety Team (multi crew)
| L || Maritime Launch || Custody Unit/Support
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| J || Combined investigative unit; also Public Safety Team (single crew)
| M || Mounted Patrol (Motorcycle/Bicycle) || DCC Support/Intel Unit
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| K || Scene of Crime officer
| N || Senior Sergeant || Senior Sergeant
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| L || Police Launch; also Prisoner Transport
| O || Community Policing || Community Policing
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| M || Mounted patrol (Motorcycle/Bicycles)
| P || Team Policing || Team Policing
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| N || Senior Sergeant
| Q || Single Crew Patrol (Q-Car) || Training
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| O || Community Constable
| R || Rural Patrol Car || Road Crime Unit
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| P || Team Policing Unit
| S || Sergeant - Public Safety || Sergeant - Public Safety
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| Q || Single crewed unit attends historic/non urgent incidents
| T || Traffic Unit || Road Policing/SCU/CVST
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| R || Rural Patrol Unit; also Road Policing Unit
| U || Motorway Patrol Unit || Operation A
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| S || Public Safety Team Sergeant (PST is the new name for General Duties)
| V || Sergeant - Traffic || Operation B
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| T || General Traffic unit (road policing/CVST)
| W || Special Traffic (Speed Cameras/CVST) || Maritime Launch/PNT/AOS/STG
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| U || Motorways Unit
| X || General CIB || General CIB
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| V || Traffic Sergeant
| Y || Youth Aid/Education || Major CIB
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| W || Misc Traffic units (Speed Cameras/Commercial Vehicle investigation units)
| Z || Diplomatic/VIP/Witness Protection || Maori Warden/Camera Operator/Community Patrol
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| X || Misc CIB units
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| Y || Youth Aid/Education
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| Z || Diplomatic Protection Squad; also Community Patrols
|}
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Revision as of 22:15, 27 June 2021

Call sign Format

With the exception of Counties Manukau and Bay of Plenty police districts, who operate a different system, unit call signs follow this format:

  • Two characters: indicating the home station, beat area or district in which the unit primarily operates.
  • A character indicating the unit type.
  • Up to three characters which uniquely identify the unit.

In the Counties Manukau and Bay of Plenty police districts, unit call signs are five characters in length and follow this format:

  • Two characters that identify the geographical area of responsibility.
  • A letter and digit that identify the unit type.
  • Unique identifier of the unit: Digit = supervisory/NCO level and above; Letter = others.

Examples:

  • TNI3 Takapuna I-Car (general duties), late shift.
  • SVM1 Auckland Motorways motorcycle unit, section 1.
  • CMT8C Counties Manukau serious crash unit officer.

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.

Callsign 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
AVSEC Aviation Security Service pandemic response assistance team
DCC District Command Center
JTOC Auckland Transport Operations Centre
WNTOC Wellington Transport Operations Centre

Unit type

Code Description Counties Manukau/BOP Areas
A Commissioned Officer Commissioned Officer
B Beat Unit Beat Unit
C Crime Car/CIB Patrol Crime Car/CIB Patrol
D Dog Patrol (Delta) Dog Patrol (Delta)
E Uniform Enquiry Car Reserved
F Forensics (Fingerprints/Photos) Forensics/SOCO
G Logistics Prosecutions
H Highway Patrol Unit Highway/Motorway Patrol Unit
I Incident Patrol (I-Car) Public Safety Team (Multi Crew)
J Combined Investigative Unit Public Safety Team (Single Crew)
K Scene of Crime Officer (SOCO) Reserved
L Maritime Launch Custody Unit/Support
M Mounted Patrol (Motorcycle/Bicycle) DCC Support/Intel Unit
N Senior Sergeant Senior Sergeant
O Community Policing Community Policing
P Team Policing Team Policing
Q Single Crew Patrol (Q-Car) Training
R Rural Patrol Car Road Crime Unit
S Sergeant - Public Safety Sergeant - Public Safety
T Traffic Unit Road Policing/SCU/CVST
U Motorway Patrol Unit Operation A
V Sergeant - Traffic Operation B
W Special Traffic (Speed Cameras/CVST) Maritime Launch/PNT/AOS/STG
X General CIB General CIB
Y Youth Aid/Education Major CIB
Z Diplomatic/VIP/Witness Protection Maori Warden/Camera Operator/Community Patrol