Napier is the 17th ISC in New Zealand and 202nd in the world. Safe Community programme outline, Application received July 2010, Site Visit August 2010, Designation Ceremony 8th September 2010.

Country: New Zealand
Number of Inhabitants:    57,200
Programme Started: 2007
International Safe Communities Network Membership:
Full application available: www.safecommunities.org.nz/sc/napier

For Further information contact:
Name: Paul Faleono, Community Advisor
Institution:   Napier City Council
Address: Station and Hastings Street
City: Napier  4140
Phone +64 6 834 4130:                     Fax:  +64 6 835 7574
Email: paulf@napier.govt.nz
Web address community as a whole: www.napier.govt.nz

In Napier the programme covers the following safety promotion activities:

For the Age Groups

• Children 0-14 years:
  Focus on road safety through schools:
  SafeKids ‘Be Aware, Walk with Care’ colouring-in competition with primary schools in Napier, Hastings and Wairoa.
  Walking School Buses with primary schools across Napier
  Bus Road Traffic Compliance –child restraint compliance
  Cycle Safe (Wearing Helmets) promotion at primary schools
  Injury prevention in schools covered:
  Home Safety Checklist
  Paracetamol Poison Project
  Community Safety Day
  Firewise programme for fire evacuation and smoke alarms
  Playground safety – planning safe playgrounds in schools and the community
• Youth 15 – 24 years:
  Strong emphasis on driving and drinking through schools:
  Speed and Sober Driver – Kia kaha awareness campaigns involved practical driving education for younger drivers and ‘Don’t drink and drive’ message especially leading into the Xmas period.  
  Stopping Distances physical demonstrations held at secondary schools
  Youth Driver Practice
  Information and support at schools on:
  Parent packs
  Alcohol & drug abuse
  Domestic Violence
  Smoking
  Safe Sex
  Healthy eating and living options
  Suicide Prevention
  Positive participation via community activities:
  Youth Council (YCON)
  Hawke’s Bay Youth Workers Collective
  Maraenui Junior Touch Wero
  Campus Cop
  Maraenui Youth Touch via Police
  sPACIFICally Pacific Youth development and community safety message
• Adults 25 – 64 years:
  Safe driving skill and awareness:
  Speed Kills
  Child Seat Constraints
  Don’t Drink and Drive
  Safety at home:
  DIY safety – Ladder Safety at home
  Smoke Alarm & Evacuation Plans at Home
  Domestic Violence Intervention
  Healthy living and lifestyles:
  You Can Stop Alcohol Misuse programme
  Healthy Eating Healthy Action via PHO HB
  Make the Most on Less Cooking Classes
• Older Adults 65+ years:
  Safety at home:
  Falls Prevention
  Neighbourhood Support groups
  Healthy lifestyles:
  Modified Tai Chi for 65+ years
  Police Pakeke Group 

In the following Environments:

• Home:
  Smoke free Homes and People in Housing NZ Corporation Houses Falls prevention 
  Home Safety Checklist
  Smoke Alarms & Evacuation Plans
  DIY Safety programme
• Traffic:
  Child Seat Restraints campaign
  Fatigue Stops
  Speed Kills
  Caught at Intersections
  Stopping Distance
  Keeping the Bay Safe   
• Schools:
  SafeKids programme
  Safety Belt Crash Simulator
  Campus Cop
  Alcohol – Don’t drink and drive
  Cycle Safe
• Sports & Leisure: 
  Modified Tai Chi in the community
  Project Te Ara Hou
  Youth Touch via Police
• Occupational:
  Work Place Safety via ACC
  Safety at Home - DIY

Violence Prevention:

• Neighbourhood Support Network
• Community Patrols
• CCTV security camera network
• Family Violence Intervention

Suicide Prevention (self-inflicted injuries):

• Te Kupenga Hauora Ahuriri projects

 Programmes aimed at “high risk groups”

• Road use, child restraints and driving skills
• Falls Prevention
• Maraenui On The Move – healthy eating and healthy living
• Fire Evacuation and smoke alarms at home
• Ka Hao Te Rangitahi
• Operation Bliss
• Paracetamol Poison Project
• Curtain Bank HB

Surveillance of injuries:   

Information about injuries in Napier has been obtained from:
ACC Injury Statistics Report (2008)
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board
Hawke’s Bay District Road Safety Report (2003-2007)
Injury Prevention Research Unit (2001-2005)
Napier Police
NZ Fire Service
NZ Recorded Crime Tables, Statistics NZ (2003-2008)
NZ Transport Agency (2008)

•  Falls and adverse effects are the two leading causes of injury followed by motor vehicle traffic, poisoning and struck by or against an object.
• Home is the highest common scene of injury followed by school, other institution and public administrative area then street and highway.
• Fatalities due to injury are suffocation, fall, motor vehicle traffic and poisoning.
• The most vulnerable age groups for injury are 60+ years, 25-59 years and 0-4 year olds.  Falls are the leading cause of injury for over 65 year olds.  Suicide for people aged 20-74 years and motor vehicle crashes for 20-84 year olds are the two leading cause of injury resulting in death. 

Numbers per year:

• During 2007, 785 people from Napier were hospitalised overnight for treatment of an injury.  The average for 2003 - 2007 was 725.   
• Injury by fall was highest cause with 279 in 2007 compared to 116 for adverse effects and motor vehicle traffic at 73.   For 20-84 year olds motor vehicle crashes is the second major cause of injuries resulting in death.
• ACC claims for Napier increased by 33% from 2004 to 2009.  Across the age groups the claiming rate for 20-25 year olds age group is increasing.
• Population base: Napier City 57,200 (Projected for 2008)
• Started year: 2007

International commitments:

• 17^th International Safe Communities Conference at Christchurch in October 2008
• National Safe Communities Workshops at Waitakere in 2007 and Mangere in 2008 and 2009 

Produced information material, pamphlets:

• Napier Neighbourhood Support information

• Parent Pack
• Community Patrols Brochure
• Falls Prevention Leaflets
• Information relating to the local Napier “White Ribbon Day” ‘
• Paracetamol Project Safety Flyers

Staff                                    

Number:     1
Profession: Community Advisor
Organization: Napier City Council
Specific intersectoral leadership group: Safe Communities Napier Committee members from:
1.      Central government organisations
Accident Compensation Corporation
Crime Prevention Project – NZ Police
Department of Internal Affairs
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board
Housing NZ Corporation
Ministry of Social Development
NZ Fire Service
NZ Police
NZ Transport Agency
2.    Local government
Napier City Council
Road Safe Hawke’s Bay – Hawke’s Bay Regional Council
3.    Non government organisations
Hawke’s Bay Community Workers Network
Hawke’s Bay Primary Health Organisation
Information 4 Disability Trust
Maori Wardens Takitimu
Maraenui Urban Renewal Trust
Napier Community Patrols
Napier Neighbourhood Support
SADD – Students Against Driving Drunk
Sport Hawke’s Bay
Te Kupenga Hauora Ahuriri

General public health/health promotion group:
Accident Compensation Corporation
Hawke’s Bay Community Workers Network
Hawke’s Bay District Health Board,
Hawke’s Bay Primary Health Organisation
Information 4 Disability Trust
Te Kupenga Hauora Ahuriri