Bay Harbour: April 12, 2017

Wednesday April 12 2017
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Police complaint finalised
• By Caitlin Miles
A COMPLAINT against
Lyttelton police does not look
like it will be upheld.
Lyttelton resident and former
detective Peter Newsome laid a
complaint with the Minister of
Police Paula Bennett about the
level of service from police in
the area.
He said he made the complaint
after police “fobbed off”
two requests for help.
The complaint was handed
over to the Independent Police
Conduct Authority and while
the official decision has not yet
been released, Canterbury area
prevention manager, Acting
Inspector Paul Reeves, said it
looked “likely that it will be
closed as conciliated” after
meeting with Mr Newsome and
the community.
Judge Sir David Carruthers
had been looking at the
complaint from Mr Newsome
and said he regarded the work
carried out by the police to be
“outstanding police work.”
“​There were personal meetings
with Mr Newsome and
then a community meeting
which involved a dozen
residents. This was obviously a
huge success,” Sir David said.
However, Mr Newsome disagreed
with those findings.
“It wasn’t a huge success . . . it
hasn’t reassured me,” he said.
While he said it was good to
see the police “front up” to the
community, he didn’t think it
was well-attended, or that it
reassured the residents.
Mr Newsome wants to see
the Lyttelton station staffed
24/7, but Canterbury metro
COMPLAINT: Former
detective Peter Newsome
may not have his complaint
against Lyttelton police
upheld.
PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER ​
commander Superintendent
Lane Todd said the police don’t
have the resources to do that.
“They explained themselves,
but they need more police in
low crime areas like Lyttelton,”
Mr Newsome said.
Acting Inspector Reeves said
they realised from the meeting
that they needed to be better at
communicating with residents
and keeping in touch with
people.
If Mr Newsome‘s complaint
is not upheld, he said he wasn’t
sure what he will do next but
he wasn’t finished with the
issue.
“I need to have a think about
what I’ll do next, but I’m not
done yet,” he said.
In Brief
PORT HELPS YACHT CLUB
The Naval Point Yacht Club is
the latest organisation to receive
support from the Lyttelton Port
of Christchurch. Every year
LPC provides funding to local
groups to show support within
the community. This year it
has provided the club with two
containers for storing its rescue and
coaching equipment. LPC is also
sponsoring the annual New Zealand
Marine Sciences Society conference,
which is a forum for the latest
marine research.
EMERGENCY PLAN
The Akaroa Civil Defence Group
is working with the city council to
consider the best structure for an
emergency response in the area.
The group is in discussions with the
Banks Peninsula Community Board
and city council staff to consider
options. A plan is not expected until
later this year.
FIRE BAN LIFTED
The fire ban in rural areas across
Banks Peninsula has now been
lifted. Due to the recent wet
weather, the city council lifted the
ban on lighting fires in rural areas
across the peninsula and the city
at 7am on Saturday. Residents are
able to light fires without permits
provided they take necessary safety
precautions and ensure there is no
risk of the fire spreading.
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