Safer Wairarapa
The community of the Wairarapa decided during the latter part of 2008 and in early 2009 that they wished to develop a model that would enable the people of the Wairarapa region to work together to create a safer region for residents and people who visit here. To this end they discussed ways to enable this to happen in a manner where we would gain from exposure to national and international data, benchmarking and good practice.
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Safer Wairarapa Community Objectives
Safer Wairarapa was formed with the following objectives;
- to develop a positive safety culture throughout the region
- to become part of the Safe Communities movement through accreditation to the Safer Communities Foundation New Zealand (SCFNZ) as a member of the International Safe Communities, World Health Organisation (WHO). This was achieved in 2010.
- to benefit through best practice and shared data resulting from membership of SCFNZ
- to work in a collaborative way that maximizes effort, minimizes duplication and shares information for the benefit of our community.
Project Scope
Safer Wairarapa has a wide range of government agencies and community organisations working collaboratively in a focused manner on agreed outcomes. The outcomes are connected to both unintentional and intentional injuries in the Wairarapa Region, within the Masterton, Carterton and South Wairarapa District Councils. Safer Wairarapa is a mechanism for advocating for, linking together, monitoring trends and progress and reporting on issues of safety.
Safer Wairarapa Hub is the governance group, responsible for:
- taking a broad view of the regional efforts being made to ensure we have a safe Wairarapa and communicating these successes to the Wairarapa community through the membership of the Hub
- analysing regional and localized trends within the Wairarapa Region and identifying gaps in capacity and capability which require additional resource.
- identifying and prioritizing opportunities/programmes for action
- advocating the needs of the region to those outside of the region who are able to assist with resources, support and advice.
Safer Wairarapa Coalition is responsible for:
- identifying where workstreams can collaborate
- providing information and data to inform the Hub through the Safer Wairarapa Co-ordinator
- ensuring that where gaps exists that they are filled through internal agreement or escalation of the issue to the Hub.
The Coalition has various work streams, these are:
- road safety lead by Wairarapa Road Safety Council
- alcohol and drugs lead by Community Alcohol Action Group
- suicide prevention lead by Wairarapa DHB
- falls prevention lead by ACC
- fire safety lead by NZ Fire Service
- violence lead by the Family Violence Network
Safer Wairarapa Partners
Hub Members include:
- Mayor of Carterton
- Mayor of Masterton
- Mayor of South Wairarapa
- Regional Manager of Wairarapa Branch of Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)
- Chairperson Wairarapa District Health Boar
- Wairarapa District Police Inspector
- Regional Commissioner Ministry of Social Development
- Chairperson Masterton Safe and Health Community Council
- Chairperson Southern Wairarapa Safer Community Council
- Chairperson Rangitane O Wairarapa
- Chairperson Ngati Kahungunu O Wairarapa
- Chairperson Pasifika Wairarapa Trust
- District Fire Commander
Coalition Members include:
Te Hauora Runanga O Wairarapa
- Wairarapa Family Violence Network
- Suicide Prevention, District Health Board
- Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC)
- Wairarapa Road Safety Council
- New Zealand Fire Service
- Masterton Safe and Healthy Community
- South Wairarapa Safer Community Council
- Safer Wairarapa Co-ordinator
Safer Wairarapa Result Cards - Violence and Prevention
The Result Cards are living documents that describe what the group will do, why they are doing it, and how they will know if they are achieving results.
