Generated by All in One SEO v4.9.7.2, this is an llms.txt file, used by LLMs to index the site. # Manawatu District Neighbourhood Support Make a real difference in your community ## Sitemaps - [XML Sitemap](https://nsm.org.nz/sitemap.xml): Contains all public & indexable URLs for this website. ## Posts - [Neighbourhood Support Manawatū in the news](https://nsm.org.nz/neighbourhood-support-manawatu-in-the-news/) - With public attention drawn to Police staffing numbers in Feilding, we discussed what communities can do to increase safety and prevent crime. - [Celebrating our volunteers for National Volunteer Week](https://nsm.org.nz/celebrating-our-volunteers-for-national-volunteer-week/) - Volunteers keep our organisation thriving, so we took the chance to celebrate their contribution during National Volunteer Week. ## Pages - [Home](https://nsm.org.nz/) - Neighbourhood Support Manawatū Neighbourhood Support Manawatū’s core purpose is to promote and create connected and friendly neighbourhoods. We advocate for community safety and well-being through our partnerships with NZ Police, Central Districts Emergency Management, Community Patrol, Manawatū District Council and other local community social well-being organisations. Building safe, resilient and connected communities comes through educating - [Meet The Team](https://nsm.org.nz/team/) - Meet the Team Nicky Birch Area Coordinator Nicky joined our team in August 2025. Sandra Crosbie Chairperson Neighbourhood Support Manawatu Committee Faye Todd Deputy Chairperson Sue Higgins Committee Member Barbara Wills Secretary Barbara Bowling Committee member Debbie Fulton Treasurer / Accounts Kiri Somerville Committee Member About Us Our Community Our History Get Involved - [Rural community transport initiative](https://nsm.org.nz/rural-community-transport-initiative/) - [Contact Us & Get Involved](https://nsm.org.nz/contact/) - Already signed up as a street coordinator? See our Coordinator help centre for useful resources. Coordinator help centre Become a member As a member of Neighbourhood Support Manawatū you’ll have the option to join your street or area contact group and stay connected with your neighbours. You’ll also receive regular newsletters from us with news - [Our Community](https://nsm.org.nz/community/) - Our community Learn about who we work with, in what capacity, and who we’re funded by. Manawatu District Council We receive funding from Manawatu District Council as part of their Community Development Strategy, which has the vision to offer a high quality of life for all residents. The Community Development Strategy follows Te Whare - [About](https://nsm.org.nz/about/) - About Us Neighbourhood Support Manawatū is a charitable trust and incorporated society, and we are a member organisation of Neighbourhood Support New Zealand. Neighbourhood Support is a nationwide community-led movement that brings people and neighbourhoods together to create safe, resilient and connected communities. In the Manawatū we work closely with Feilding Police, Manawatū District Council and - [Our Work](https://nsm.org.nz/our-work/) - Our Work Neighbourhood Support Groups Neighbourhood Support groups foster community safety, resilience and connectedness. To support you and your neighbours to stay connected, we maintain a comprehensive database of households and members of the community. Contact groups are managed by a street or area coordinator who can circulate contact lists and keep details up to - [Coordinator Help Centre](https://nsm.org.nz/coordinator-help-centre/) - Process for new coordinators This process diagram is intended to give you an overview of what happens once you sign up to be a coordinator. Sometimes there may be delays between stages, depending on how many new groups are being set up at any given time. If you have a question at any stage, please - [transport](https://nsm.org.nz/transport/) - [History](https://nsm.org.nz/history/) - History Neighbourhood Support Manawatu has a long history under a number of different names, and variations of strategic wording, but ultimately has been working to our current goals since 1984! Here is a more detailed timeline of our evolution. 1983-84 The first Neighbourhood Watch group is started in Feilding, in close partnership with the then - [Neighbourhood Support Manawatu Privacy Policy](https://nsm.org.nz/privacy-policy/) - Welcome to Neighbourhood Support Manawatu (“NSM”). This privacy policy (“policy”) describes how NSM may use, store and disclose personally identifiable information (“personal information”), that we collect through our website and database. Neighbourhood Support Manawatu collects personal information in order to conduct our core activities, which include: Organising community initiatives and events, including coordinating volunteers Updating ## My Templates - [Default Kit](https://nsm.org.nz/?elementor_library=default-kit) ## Categories - [Uncategorized](https://nsm.org.nz/category/uncategorized/)