We hope you've had a safe and fun week out there, either in the hills or otherwise.

After the recent storms which brought lots of snow, we dealt with many incidents on the roads which had plenty of carnage due to people not driving to the conditions. Don’t forget that if the road surface is wet, gritted, or icy the grip you have on the tarmac is light and it doesn’t take much to send you into a ditch or worse.

Almost all the crashes attended in the last three months are related to a driver who has not been able to stay in his/her lane and lost it swerving left and right, then over they go. Luckily most have resulted in only minor injury but each was avoidable.

• Stay focused on the road surface and how that should change your driver behaviour.
• Think about the gap to the car in front. If someone does something erratic or crashes in front of you, will you be able to avoid being in the same crash?

This week we attended more than enough family harm events. We cannot give you detail of these for obvious reasons but each one leaves scars on all involved and especially the children who witness violence or abuse. Family harm is never acceptable. Please if you are a victim of family harm come to us and let us try and protect all the people at harm.

We are still receiving frauds over social media. Be careful as there are a lot of dishonest people out there and don’t take risks with your hard-earned money. Cash on delivery is a great option.

We had a report of a large quantity of diesel stollen from an address in Hāwea. This would have taken time and planning. Let us know if you see anyone out there looking suspicious.

We have had a lot of reports of the rocks rolling onto the Cardrona Valley Road this week. The contractor drives that area at least two times a day clearing the rocks, but it is an ongoing issue and we need people to be careful.

We took a report of a very sentimental loop earing with a diamond in it lost in central Wānaka. Bring it in if you find it.

Someone has driven through 10 street signs and a fence on the Mt Aspiring Road to Glendhu Bay. Possibly a Nissan. What possesses a person to be destructive like this? Is it boredom? Come on!!!!

The blue “Muttonbird” sign from the restaurant has been taken. Keep an eye out for it please and notify us if you find it.

Alcohol was again the cause of a few more calls for service including several issues at bars involving drunk patrons and three more drink drivers apprehended this week at our checkpoints and a lot of others who blew “under 250” who were close but not over. What a risk they take being close to the alcohol limit.

Be kind and say hi to your neighbour this week.