5 May 2020
Craig Perkins
[FYI request #12462 email]
Dear Craig
Thank you for your request, received 17 March, for the following:
“I am requesting a list of ALL Police radio Channel Names; Analog, Digital, Trunked,
GDB & Tactical (as of 16/03/2020 when request was made) throughout all of New
Zealand on the Police radio system (E.g WHANG 1 , JOG D,CHCH 1 SC etc.) Please
note I am not requesting any sensitive information such as frequencies or talkgroup
ids. Just the channel names nothing further.”
In response to your question, here are the current Police General Duties Radio
Channel Names (Analogue Conventional)
Northland
Far North, Te Paki, Bay of Islands, Kaitaia, Kaikohe, Bay of Island, Russell,
Dargaville, Whangarei 1, Whangarei 2, Police, SAR
Waikato
Hamilton 1, Hamilton 2, Waikato Auxiliary, Waikato North, Whangamata,
Thames, Huntly, Waikato South, Te Kuiti, Te Awamutu, CIS 1, CIS 2, Police, SAR
Bay of Plenty
Rotorua 1, Rotorua 2, Rotorua Rural, Tokoroa Rural, Tokoroa, Taupo, Tauranga 1,
Tauranga 2, Whakatane, Police, SAR
Eastern
Gisborne Rural, Gisborne 1, Gisborne, Gisborne 2, East Cape, Wairoa, Hawkes Bay
City, Hawkes Bay Rural, Hawkes Bay 2, Police Hawkes Bay, SAR Hawkes Bay
Central
New Plymouth City, New Plymouth 2, Taranaki Rural, New Plymouth 1,
Stratford/Hawera/Opunake, Wanganui 1, Marton, Wanganui 2, SAR Wanganui,
Taihape, Taumarunui, Palmerston Nth 1, Dannevirke, Feilding, Palmerston Nth 2,
Levin, Police Palmerston North, SAR Palmerston North
Tasman
Marlborough 1, Blenheim, Picton, Marlborough 2, Nelson 1, Motueka, Richmond,
Greymouth 1, Hokitika, Westport, Greymouth 2, Nelson 2
Southern
Oamaru, Central Otago, Otago, Balclutha, Queenstown, Queenstown 2, Dunedin 1,
Dunedin 2, CIS, Police Dunedin, SAR Dunedin, Invercargill 1, Gore, Te Anau,
Invercargill 2
Police General Duties Radio Channel Names (Digital Trunked)
Auckland
Waitemata 1 SC, Waitemata 2 SC, Waitemata 3 SC, Auckland City 1 SC, Auckland
City 2 SC, Auckland City 3 SC, Counties 1 SC, Counties 2 SC, Counties 3 SC,
Counties 4 SC, Auckland Motorway SC, Airport SC, Auckland Metro SC, SAR SC,
Training SC, Engineering 1 SC, Contingency 1 SC, Contingency 2 SC, Contingency 3
SC
Wellington
Masterton 1 SC, Mana 1 SC, District 1 SC, District 2 SC, Hutt 1 SC, Hutt 2 SC,
Airport 1 SC, Wellington 1 SC, Wellington 2 SC, SAR SC, Training SC, Engineering 1
SC, Contingency 1 SC, Contingency 2 SC, Contingency 3 SC, Area 1
Canterbury
Christchurch 1 SC, Christchurch 2 SC, Christchurch 3 SC, Airport 1 SC, Canterbury
Rural 1 SC, Canterbury Rural Nth SC, Canterbury Rural Sth SC, District 1 SC, SAR
SC, Training SC, Engineering 1 SC, Contingency 1 SC, Contingency 2 SC,
Contingency 3 SC
Specialist Groups Tactical Radio Channel Names
Release of these channel names may compromise security and safety of officers and
therefore I refuse this request under 6 (c) & 6 (d) of the Official Information Act in that
it is likely to prejudice the maintenance of the law, including the prevention,
investigation, and detection of offences, and the right to a fair trial and endanger the
safety of any person.
You have the right, under section 28 (3) of the Official Information Act 1982, to ask
the Ombudsman to review my decision if you are not satisfied with the way I have
responded to your request.
Yours sincerely
Superintendent Rob Cochrane
Chief Information Officer
