Most Tauranga residents who are members of Western Bay of Plenty Neighbourhood Support feel safe in their neighbourhoods, according to a survey.
The organisation asked its members to respond to a survey about their perception of safety in their area. Of the 523 responses received, 443 or 85 percent said they knew their neighbours and felt safe.
Another 32 said they would like to be part of a Street Group, and 36 said they were happy even though they didn’t have a Street Group in their area. The majority, 253, said they knew who their street coordinator was.
Only nine respondents said they didn’t know anyone in their street.
Many had positive responses to Neighbourhood Support in their area.
“When we were isolating our Street Coordinator kept contact and invited people to ask for help, as needed. Just keep up the great communication.”
“Neighbourhood Support is keeping our Street Coordinator promptly informed about issues relating to our immediate neighbourhood.”
“Our co-ordinator is very good at keeping us up to date with what's going on in our community and the four coordinators work together for the benefit of our two streets.”
Others said their area was very active, sharing excess fruit and plants and keeping in touch with a street Facebook page, and looking after each other.
One however jokingly suggested Neighbourhood Support could “supply machine gun and ammo for use on high-speed cars”.
Respondents indicated they’d be keen to take a more active part in Neighbourhood support, with 148 offering their time. Another 122 said they didn’t have time but would be happy to donate financially.
Responses came from Pāpāmoa (251), Tauranga (135), Mount Maunganui (80) and Tauranga South (54).
Neighbourhood Support Chair Kathy Webb said the survey showed those who were members felt a stronger connection to their neighbourhoods and felt safer.
“We’re keen to see more Street Coordinators and Area Coordinators volunteer. Being a Street Coordinator doesn’t require a lot of time and you get to know your neighbours.
“It’s free to join and we have more than 14,000 member families in Tauranga, Mount Maunganui and Pāpāmoa.”
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