Christchurch
The largest city to be awarded Safe City Accreditation 

Christchurch is the largest city to be awarded Safe Community Accreditation and is one of only two Safe Communities in the South Island (with Waimakariri.

In order to be designated as a WHO (World Health Organisation) safe community, communities are required to meet the following criteria:

• An infrastructure based on partnership and collaborations, governed by a cross-sectional group which is responsible for safety promotion in its community
• Long-term, sustainable programmes covering genders and all ages, environments and situations.
• Programmes that target high-risk groups and environments, and programmes that promotes safety for vulnerable groups.
• Programmes that document the frequency and causes of injuries.
• Evaluation measures to assess programmes, processes and effects of changes.
• Ongoing participation in national and international Safe Communities Networks.

The WHO (World Health Organisation) Safe Community Accreditation is internationally recognised and we are one of only nine accredited safe cities/communities in and they are:

• Christchurch
• New Plymouth
• North Shore City
• Porirua
• Tauranga
• Waitakere
• Waimakariri
• Wellington
• Whangarei 
  
                       
                                       
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