Community Development

You are here > Home > Living in New Plymouth > Community Development > New Plymouth Injury Safe

New Plymouth Injury Safe

New Plymouth Injury Safe logo.

New Plymouth Injury Safe (NPiS) is a coalition of organisations that work collaboratively to reduce injuries and achieve the goals and objectives of the New Zealand Injury Prevention Strategy.

New Plymouth Injury Safe (NPiS) is a charitable trust with the purpose: “To achieve a positive safety culture and create safer environments for all people within the New Plymouth District”.

NPiS achieves this through the following objectives:

To monitor injury issues in New Plymouth District and provide information on needs, priorities and programmes.
To establish effective partnerships with others working towards improving safety in New Plymouth District.
To raise awareness, commitment and motivation to improve injury prevention within organisations and throughout the community.
To guide and support the development of plans for effective injury prevention interventions at a community level within the framework of the National Injury Prevention Strategy.
To assist New Plymouth District to meet the WHO criteria for Safe Communities.

NPiS website

Partners

NPiS has seven core partners:

Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC).
Department of Labour.
Kidsafe Taranaki Trust.
New Plymouth District Council.
New Plymouth Police.
Tui Ora Ltd.
Taranaki District Health Board (Health Promotions Unit).

Key achievements

Managed and delivered a thorough injury-needs assessment.
Secured ACC Thinksafe funding.
Developed strong relationships with employers.

Shared vision

The organisations represented in the NPiS group are each committed to a shared vision of community safety free from both intentional and unintentional injuries: “New Plymouth District, a safe community without the burden of injury”.

Community Development

New Plymouth Injury Safe

Partners

Key achievements

Shared vision

Related links

Contact Us