Safety
When things go wrong for you - emergency and support services
When things go wrong for us all - civil defence
Quick links
Police - Porirua Central Police Station
Titahi Bay Volunteer Fire Brigade
| Emergency | Contact | More Information |
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| Life-threatening emergency | Dial 111 for Police, Fire, or Ambulance service.
(If the Coastguard is needed, they will be called out by the Police.) |
Police Fire Ambulance |
| Poison help | Call the Poisons Prevention Line on 0800 POISON (764 766), 24 hours 7 days. | Poisons Prevention |
| Medical assistance | Unless it's an emergency, call your doctor first. | DHB resources |
| Medical advice | The Ministry of Health Healthline (0800-611-116) provides free, 24/7 advice on health issues. Interpreters available. | Healthline |
| Civil defence emergency | For information specific to Titahi Bay see the Titahi Bay Community Emergency Hub Guide and the Civil Defence pages on this site. | Civil Defence Get Thru |
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Threats |
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| Women's Refuge | Call Women's Refuge on 234 6118 | Women's Refuge |
| Family Violence | Call Porirua Living Without Violence on 237 6009. To contact the advocate for children and young people who witness family violence, email the Cannons Creek Fanau Centre. | Porirua Living Without Violence |
| Rape Crisis | Get Support, Phone: (04) 801 8973 | Wellington Rape Crisis |
| Wellington sexual abuse help | 04 237 8822 46 Mungavin Avenue Porirua | Wellington HELP |
| Victim support | Call: 0800 842 846 | Victim Support |
| Dangerous driving | Note the vehicle licence plate, time and brief description of driver then phone the Police on 111. | Police |
| Porirua Citizens’ Advice Bureau | Call: 04 237 8846 or 2nd Floor Pember House 16 Hagley Street Porirua | Porirua Citizens'Advice Bureau |
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Nuisances |
Contact |
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| Graffiti, vandalism, tagging and breaking bottles | If you see it happening, phone the Police on 111. If you discover it later, phone Porirua City Council on 237 5089, 24 hours 7 days. | Porirua City Council Graffiti, Vandalism & Tagging |
| Litter, garden waste and rubbish dumping | Phone Porirua City Council on 237 5089, 24 hours 7 days - litter officers can sometimes track down offenders! Garden rubbish can spread weeds. Take your rubbish to the Spicer Landfill. | Porirua City Council Littering & Rubbish Dumping |
| Problem dogs | Call Animal Control at Porirua City Council on 237 5089, 24 hours 7 days. | Porirua City Council Animal Control |
| Neighbourhood issues | Noise, stray animals, things that need fixing ... If urgent call Porirua City Council 237-5089 | Porirua City Council Neighbourhood Issues |
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Porirua Citizens' Advice Bureau |
Mon - Fri 9.30am to 3.30pm; 2nd Floor Pember House 16 Hagley Street; 04 237 8846 |
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Porirua City Council Alerts |
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Online safety - Netsafe |
Titahi Bay Volunteer Fire Brigade
Titahi Bay Fire Brigade is pleased to promote fire safety messages and other issues that arise in the Titahi Bay community.
Titahi Bay Fire is a volunteer station which means its members all live in your community and have an interest in protecting what you value. We train every Wednesday night from 7pm-9pm, and we will be looking for new recruits in the New Year. If you are interested please visit the New Zealand Fire Service Web site listed above.
The New Zealand Fire Service still attends too many house fires in which smoke alarms were either not installed or not working. Most fire fatalities occur in homes, mainly while people are sleeping when they can’t smell smoke. Smoke alarms are the best possible defence you and your family have from dying in a fire.
Where should I put smoke alarms?
For optimum smoke detection, long life photoelectric smoke alarms should be installed in every bedroom, living area and hallway in the house - on every level. However, this is not always practical. That's why we suggest, at an absolute minimum, that a long life photoelectric smoke alarm should be installed in the hallway closest to the bedrooms. This should be supplemented with other alarms as soon as circumstances permit.
Where not to put them?
Don't install smoke alarms in the kitchen, garage or bathrooms unless they are specially designed smoke alarms for those areas.
We can help
If you are unsure where to place your smoke alarms or would like help in getting them installed please contact the Titahi Bay Fire Brigade on 236 8073 and leave a message or email Sean using the business card email link above.
Wellington Free Ambulance
When you call 111 for an ambulance in our region, it’s Wellington Free Ambulance that responds to that call, and at no cost to the patient. Each year we assist over 72,000 patients (an average of 190 people per day) from our ten ambulance bases across the greater Wellington region.
67 % of these are immediately life threatening or serious.
Wellington Free Ambulance is an essential service provider, committed to providing the highest quality clinical care in:
- Emergency situations
- Pre-hospital care
- Transport
- Rescue services
in the Wellington, Porirua, Kapiti, Hutt and Wairarapa areas.
Wellington free Ambulance costs $21,000,000 per year and is only partly government funded. The rest of the funds – a total of around $4 million per year - have to be made up by fundraising.
Please donate to Wellington Free Ambulance to ensure that Wellingtonians have access to world class level paramedic care when they need it, fast and free of charge. Help us to continue to save lives in our community...
Phone: 0508 WFA FREE (0508 932 3133)