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First 2 digits indicates the patrol area and the 3 digit is assigned task.

AAAuckland Services
ACAuckland City District HQ
AIAuckland International Airport
AKAuckland Central Station
ANNorth Shore
AOSArmed Offenders Squad
ASAuckland South (Manukau district)
ATTe Atatu
AVAvondale
AWWaitakere
AYAlbany
BBBrowns Bay
BLBalmoral
BKBirkenhead
BRHarbour Bridge
CEEastern area HQ
CLClevedon
CNClendon
CWWestern area HQ
DPDevonport
DTDown Town (Fort ST Station)
EE
EK
EGMount Wellington
ELEllerslie
GAGrafton
GEGlen Eden
GFGlenfield
GIGlen Innes
GLGrey Lynn
HEHelensville
HIHowick
KEKumeu
HSHenderson
MGMangere
MNManurewa
MRMount Roskill
MSMassey
NLNew Lynn
NMNewmarket
NX
OEOtara
OHOtahuhu
ONOnehunga
OOWaiheke IS
OWOrewa
PBPonsonby
PI
PKPapakura
PNParnell
PUPukekohe
R1Region 1 HQ
R2Region 2 HQ
RMRemuera
SVMotorway
TNTakapuna
TXTuakau
UKPapakura District
VUWaiuku
VWWarkworth
WJWellsford

Crime Squad
C=Crime Car
1=Early Shift
2=Late Shift
3=Night Shift
A=Avondale
C=City
N=Newmarket
X=Crime Co-ordinator (Detective Sergeant)
So 3N is Late Shift Crime Squad patrolling Newmarket area.

Dog Units
Delta, general purpose dogs (including AOS rated) commence with 1 or 2. Specialist dogs start with a 5. Callsigns are personal to the handler.

D11 Tracking Dog
D12 Tracking Dog (AOS rated)
D14 West Tracking Dog
D16 Tracking Dog
D20 Tracking Dog
D21 Tracking Dog
D24 Tracking Dog
D29 Northshore Tracking Dog
D50 Drug Search Dog
D51 Drug Search Dog
D52 Bomb Search Dog

CALLSIGN FORMAT:
Callsigns of units operating under CAD control are made up as follows:
Two letters indicating the unit home station (eg AK Auckland Central, TN Takapuna, WN Wellington Central etc)
A letter indicating the unit type One or two digits to indicate the specific unit identity.
eg AKX3 is an Auckland Central CIB (Detective) unit
SVH13 is an Auckland Motorways Traffic unit
Unit type codes (third letter) are as follows:
ACommissioned officer (inspector)
BBeat Unit
CCrime Car (CIB patrol for initial attendance at serious crimes)
DDog patrol
EUniform Enquiry unit
FFingerprints/Photographs
GLogsitics
HHighway/Motorway traffic unit
IIncident Patrol (Uniform)
JCombined investigative unit
KScene of Crime officer
LPolice Launch
MMounted patrol (Horses/Bicycles)
NSenior Sergeant
OCommunity Constable
PTeam Policing Unit
QSingle crewed unit attends historic incidents
RRural Constable
SGeneral Duties Sergeant
TGeneral Traffic unit
UAir Support Unit
VTraffic Sergeant
WMisc Traffic units
XMisc CIB units
YYouth Aid/Education
ZDiplomatic Protection Squad

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