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| Removal
Programmes The
trust is involved in a
number of removal projects.
Primarily graffiti should
be removed as soon as
possible after it occurs.
The key elements of removal
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- Provision of a council
hot line for assistance
(Waitakere City Council:
phone 09 839-0400)
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- Extensive removal
contracts
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- Use of volunteers
in removal activities
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- Removal from residential
properties at no cost
thanks to sponsorship
from Portage and Waitakere
Trusts (The
Trusts)
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| Volunteer
projects The volunteer
projects' objective is
to raise the level of
community awareness on
graffiti and offer ways
to assist the community
to prevent further spread.
Pamphlet drops made to
properties in areas affected
by graffiti best achieve
this. The pamphlets outline
alternative action residents
could use to remove graffiti
and protect their property
from future attacks. |
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| Although the Tag Out
Trust removes graffiti
from shopping centres
and main arterial routes,
bus stops and parks, the
involvement of the community
is seen as complementary
to this service. Therefore
the trust encourages individual
volunteers and groups
to take ownership for
removal from individual,
community spaces or public
spaces through the following
programmes: |
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| Self
help removal free
materials to remove tagging
Graffiti removal hasn't
been a traditional role
of local authorities.
However, in the interest
of public good, Tag Out
Trust aims to assist residents
whose properties have
been tagged. Making it
possible for them to remove
graffiti from their premises
quickly, eliminating the
opportunity for the graffiti
to grow, and maintaining
the visual appearance
of Waitakere City. |
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| The trust can provide
you with paint to be picked
up at a local outlet,
or have the graffiti be
removed by an operator.
Call the Waitakere City
Council Call Centre 839
0400 for more information.
By taking part in this
programme you can take
pride in your community,
receive free product and
other Waitakere City ratepayers
benefit from additional
graffiti removal at no
extra cost. |
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| Adopt
a Spot Joining
the Adopt a Spot programme
helps you take pride in
your neighbourhood and
respond quickly when graffiti
appears. Tag Out Trust
supplies volunteers with
a graffiti removal kit
- paint, brushes, gloves,
wet paint tape. Volunteers
can be individuals or
groups (church groups,
schools, girl guides etc),
and may be approached
by the trust and made
aware of the programme. |
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| Some public sites tend
to attract a large amount
of graffiti, and are not
covered under the current
contract. This includes
transformers outside residents'
homes, local walkways
used by school pupils
and fences adjoining local
parks. Similarly some
neighbourhoods appear
to be major targets for
tagging. These places
are spots just waiting
to be adopted! |
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| Free
graffiti removal kit
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| Community
Paint Outs are
an extension of the Adopt
a Spot volunteer programme.
However, they involve
a greater number of people
and a larger area of operation.
The paint outs can remove
large volumes of graffiti
in a single day. |
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| The objective is to
have as many people involved
in community events as
possible. Specifically
this programme promotes
taking pride in beautifying
and keeping an area clean
from graffiti in a fun
packed day for the whole
family and their community.
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| The community constables
and Tag Out Trust's operations
manager initiate most
Community Paint Outs.
A fun day is planned that
includes: |
- Painting out graffiti
by young and old together
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- Socialising with
your neighbours
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- Barbecue and refreshments
for all the participants
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- Spot prizes donated
by local businesses
for adults, teenagers
and young children
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| All equipment, food
and entertainment is provided
free for participants.
At the beginning of the
event, all participants
are briefed on safe work
habits. |
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| Community
service Waitakere
City is one of the country's
fastest growing cities
with a large youth population.
As most people are aware,
this demographic comes
with an ever-increasing
number of youth-related
problems. The main concern
for the trust is primarily
taggers (graffiti scribblers)
and the consequences,
or lack of consequences,
for these young offenders.
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| Currently the police
(who are under-resourced)
are doing little in the
way of prevention or intervention,
leaving it wide open for
taggers to continue re-offending.
This Community Service
programme is a part of
a holistic approach to
reducing graffiti in the
city for the present and
the future. It focuses
on there being consequences
for criminal actions,
which in turn creates
deterrents for 'would
be' taggers. |
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| Community Service provides
structured activities
for the participants with
an experienced supervisor
- assuring service hours
handed out by Youth Justice
or Youth Aid are completed.
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| What is provided in
Community Service? |
- Structured events
for the participants
such as painting out
graffiti, litter pick-ups,
tree planting and
weeding
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- The sites for these
projects and the equipment
needed to service
the project
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- Full supervision
of the participants
by an experienced
youth supervisor at
all times
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- Resources such as
paint, accessories,
rubbish bags, etc
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- A truck to transport
the participants to
and from the pick-up
points and the project
sites
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- Validation of given
Community Service
hours
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| The main aim of the
Community Service programme
is to reduce re-offending,
create consequence for
young offenders and have
a safer community. This
in turn makes the police,
Youth Justice and council's
jobs easier. |
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