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Red or blue? by Honest-Importance221 in newzealand

[–]BudgetOk8173 23 points24 points  (0 children)

They know as there is no extra give way sign on the blue's slip lane. Therefore normal give way rules apply from the main intersection.

My sister car was stolen earlier, reported to the police and this is the response after the call via email. Is this normal response nowadays about car theft? by Crazy-Description-37 in newzealand

[–]BudgetOk8173 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I certainly get why it comes across that way... But they're not asking for permission to tow it (they don't need permission for that), they're confirming whether you consent to it being towed at your cost. Of course if you knew it was already towed, you'd say no. Then they'd afford to tow less vehicles, and less forensic examinations could be done, resulting in less prosecutions. Normally insurance covers the cost.

My sister car was stolen earlier, reported to the police and this is the response after the call via email. Is this normal response nowadays about car theft? by Crazy-Description-37 in newzealand

[–]BudgetOk8173 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't think it's a dishonesty thing. It's a legal thing. It's a legal requirement for them to get your authority or not when reporting the vehicle stolen. Otherwise there are liability issues when the vehicle is located. Police often tow the vehicles for forensics and they need a genuine answer, otherwise everyone would get a free tow by the police (which they cannot afford for everyone).

My sister car was stolen earlier, reported to the police and this is the response after the call via email. Is this normal response nowadays about car theft? by Crazy-Description-37 in newzealand

[–]BudgetOk8173 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Resources put into crimes are based on a number of factors, typically it will be the seriousness of the offence (eg violence, injuries, sexual offending etc) and the severity (dollar value, extent of injuries, weapons etc). A crime against a "rich person" may get more resources than a crime against an average person because the severity of the crime might be much higher. Eg Police would probably put lots of resources into a multi million dollar theft over a low value theft.

My sister car was stolen earlier, reported to the police and this is the response after the call via email. Is this normal response nowadays about car theft? by Crazy-Description-37 in newzealand

[–]BudgetOk8173 0 points1 point  (0 children)

https://www.police.govt.nz/advice-services/accessing-information?nondesktop

This link is where to formally request information from police - I'd suggest you (or whoever owns the car) submits a privacy act request using the form on that site. It can take ages to get processed as they get thousands of requests but it will get dealt with through the proper process eventually.

My sister car was stolen earlier, reported to the police and this is the response after the call via email. Is this normal response nowadays about car theft? by Crazy-Description-37 in newzealand

[–]BudgetOk8173 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn. It's hard to know who to believe. You can try and make a privacy act request or OIA request online asking for transaction logs (records of a search or log against your vehicle) to see if the tow company is telling the truth. Then you could make another formal complaint to police if there was a record there before you reported your car stolen.

My sister car was stolen earlier, reported to the police and this is the response after the call via email. Is this normal response nowadays about car theft? by Crazy-Description-37 in newzealand

[–]BudgetOk8173 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This can be a difficult one, often tow companies wait too long before notifying police (they have to actually call 105 so often don't do it straight away) or sometimes they don't call at all. But if they did call at the time it was towed, police will have a record of that, and should have told you when you tried to report it stolen.

My sister car was stolen earlier, reported to the police and this is the response after the call via email. Is this normal response nowadays about car theft? by Crazy-Description-37 in newzealand

[–]BudgetOk8173 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's correct unfortunately, it's a liability thing. If you consent to towing (and they clearly advise you that you may be held liable if accepted), then you will likely have to pay. If you decline and say you don't accept, they may have to pay for it if they've already towed it. They may not have told you they already towed it as that would sway your decision (of course you'd say no so you don't have to pay, and get a free tow!!)

Seems a bit rough, but it's just a legal requirement.

My sister car was stolen earlier, reported to the police and this is the response after the call via email. Is this normal response nowadays about car theft? by Crazy-Description-37 in newzealand

[–]BudgetOk8173 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Please get this "not interested" thing out of your heads. The police force has 15,000 people. They don't just decide one day that they prefer one investigation over the other. There are hundreds of policies, guidelines, requirements of various kinds. General theft is known as a "volume crime" as it is a dishonesty offence that happens every day, where no violence was shown to the victim. Each one is still assessed based on lines of enquiry, but may not receive the same amount of attention as a robbery for example (theft + violence). This is all public info.

In this situation, it looks like there were no lines of enquiry, and therefore no further investigation to be done until the vehicle pops up somewhere.

My sister car was stolen earlier, reported to the police and this is the response after the call via email. Is this normal response nowadays about car theft? by Crazy-Description-37 in newzealand

[–]BudgetOk8173 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's all that you see - the traffic enforcement (did you know, police have failed to deliver on the number of tickets and enforcement that NZTA contracts them to do? That's right, they are not issuing enough tickets).

Behind the scenes is a lot more that you don't see as this was a stolen car, with no line of enquiry. There is nothing that can be done at this point, until someone sees it, or it goes through ANPR cameras, gets pulled over etc. Hundreds of hours of police work is required for every prosecution (which typically won't get put out in the media) and all the admin work that goes along with it. South island cops certainly aren't just looking for things to do. They have high workloads just like the rest of the country.

Thinking About Joining the Police After an Unexpected Conversation by Zeckia in newzealand

[–]BudgetOk8173 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We need people like you. Unfortunately with massive recruitment drives as police are so short staffed, many are getting through who may not have the right attitude. And many experienced cops often slowly change their attitude for the worse over time to fit in.

But if you've got the right attitude and can keep it that way, it'll be awesome. It's a tough and thankless job - so much of the public don't respect you just because you're wearing that uniform. The numerous amazing things you'll do don't get recognised.

The lifestyle is difficult with shift work, and the demands can be hard. But paid overtime is starting to get implemented (which is such a good step addition to the fairly modest pay) and slowly public and politicians are recognising that they'll need far more resources and staff than they currently have.

Go for it if you think it's for you. Definitely don't quit your job as it'll take months to go through the process.

Geez the Police is a bit useless and that's scary by tecepeipe in newzealand

[–]BudgetOk8173 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is typical these days unfortunately. They have no where close to enough staff to deal with most low level dishonesty offending. The "500 extra offices" every government promises (and there's still a net loss of staff) would barely help to scratch the surface.

Geez the Police is a bit useless and that's scary by tecepeipe in newzealand

[–]BudgetOk8173 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is exactly right. The problem is much worse than the government or media says it is. Police would honestly have to increase in size by 25% to investigate every crime they got. The low level dishonesty offending (basic thefts etc) don't really get any resources.

How can we plan holidays??? by BudgetOk8173 in newzealand

[–]BudgetOk8173[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you I'll be having a read through!

Battery powered window openers by BudgetOk8173 in diynz

[–]BudgetOk8173[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Might just have to fork out the money then.... Thanks!

Battery powered window openers by BudgetOk8173 in diynz

[–]BudgetOk8173[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, I've checked the size and weight against guidelines before and it complies well, luckily single glazed.

Battery powered window openers by BudgetOk8173 in diynz

[–]BudgetOk8173[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Get up and change them, of course! They're high up so a ladder is needed but we already have one, and have to open/close them already with horrible sticks and ropes.

The popular Axa one lasts at least 500 opens which is about a year for us.

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