NZ Police Is that sun I see? It’s party and BBQ season again (finally). Below are some summer tips to keep you and your family safe and out of trouble. If you and your teenager are hosting a party, sit down with them and sort out ground rules, including who is coming, how many, if alcohol is allowed (or not), if alcohol is present what food will be available and non-alcohol drinks for sober drivers, the time it will finish by, how guests will get home and who will be the adult supervisor. When the guests are teenagers please make sure they have pre-arranged transport to get home. Police have attended an uncountable number of parties that have spilled onto the street, leaving a large number of guests wondering around in an unfamiliar area and in most cases intoxicated. They are potentially an easy victim of crime, and generally can cause havoc on your neighbours’ peace. It is always good if you are hosting any party
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(whether the guests are teenage or adult) to notify your neighbours of the fact including what time it will finish. Please remember that if the party noise level is excessive that Auckland Council Noise Control can be called anytime, day or night. A Noise Control Officer may serve a written notice to reduce the noise, if this notice is breached within 72 hours you could face equipment seizure, $500 infringement and liability up to $10,000. To call Auckland Council Noise Control phone 301 01 01. When you are inviting guests please remember to keep the numbers to a sensible level, and the security of the invites. If you are using social media please set it to private and only invite the people you want to turn up! This avoids gate crashers and the need for Police to be called to close down the party. Please drink responsibly! Police have a zero tolerance towards drunk driving and be
prepared to be stopped by Police, anywhere and anytime. If you need help for drinking you can contact the Alcohol Drug Helpline, which offers free confidential information and support on any problem, issue or query you have about your own or someone else’s drinking or drug taking. Phone: 0800 789 797.
Should I call Police? Just a quick reminder that if you see ANY suspicious activity in your area, call 111. This includes suspicious vehicles, people who come to your door asking for a random name, or if your neighbours alarm is going off. Police make an assessment when you call and prioritise every call, if persons or property are in danger, Police want and need to know. Have a great and safe summer, Newmarket Police
What’s On at Berkeley?
Suffragette
Heart of the Sea Releases 3/12/15
Releases 26/12/15
Academy Award nominees Carey Mulligan and Helena Bonham Carter, and three-time Academy Award winner Meryl Streep, lead the cast of a powerful drama about the women who were willing to lose everything in their fight for equality in early-20th-century Britain. The stirring story centers on Maud (played by Carey Mulligan), a working wife and mother whose life is forever changed when she is secretly recruited to join the U.K.’s growing suffragette movement. Galvanized by the outlaw fugitive Emmeline Pankhurst (Meryl Streep), Maud becomes an activist for the cause alongside women from all walks of life. When increasingly aggressive police action forces Maud and her dedicated fellow suffragettes underground, they engage in a dangerous game of cat-and-mouse with the authorities, who are shocked as the women’s civil disobedience escalates and sparks debate across the nation. Inspired by true events, SUFFRAGETTE is a moving drama exploring the passion and heartbreak of those who risked all they had for women’s right to vote - their jobs, their homes, their children, and even their lives.
In 1820, crewmen (Chris Hemsworth, Benjamin Walker, Cillian Murphy) aboard the New England vessel Essex face a harrowing battle for survival when a whale of mammoth size and strength attacks with force, crippling their ship and leaving them adrift in the ocean. Pushed to their limits and facing storms, starvation, panic and despair, the survivors must resort to the unthinkable to stay alive. Their incredible tale ultimately inspires author Herman Melville to write “Moby-Dick. Berkeley Cinema 85 Tamaki Drive, Mission Bay 1071 Phone: 488 6000
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