17/12/2025
Be safe. Your Holiday Security Check List.
Holiday Security Checklist
When you go on holiday;
Use timers on radios and lights.
Cancel milk, newspaper and mail deliveries.
Have a neighbour stop by to collect junk mail, and open and close curtains
Make sure your neighbours know where they can contact you in an emergency and when you will be home
Invite neighbours to use your driveway and clothesline to make it look like someone is home
Lock away garden tools and ladders that could be used by a would-be thief to gain access to your house.
Make arrangements for family pets to be looked after. If you are away for more than a few days, arrange to have your lawns mown.
Consider inviting a relative or friend to house sit for you.
Whatever you do, don't leave a message on your answer phone that you away. Instead, clear the messages yourself or arrange to have a friend check them regularly for you.
Reprinted with kind permission of; Neighbourhood Support New Zealand
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