| AA | Auckland Services |
| AC | Auckland City District HQ |
| AI | Auckland International Airport |
| AK | Auckland Central Station |
| AN | North Shore |
| AOS | Armed Offenders Squad |
| AS | Auckland South (Manukau district) |
| AT | Te Atatu |
| AV | Avondale |
| AW | Waitakere |
| AY | Albany |
| BB | Browns Bay |
| BL | Balmoral |
| BK | Birkenhead |
| BR | Harbour Bridge |
| CE | Eastern area HQ |
| CL | Clevedon |
| CN | Clendon |
| CW | Western area HQ |
| DP | Devonport |
| DT | Down Town (Fort ST Station) |
| EE | |
| EK | |
| EG | Mount Wellington |
| EL | Ellerslie |
| GA | Grafton |
| GE | Glen Eden |
| GF | Glenfield |
| GI | Glen Innes |
| GL | Grey Lynn |
| HE | Helensville |
| HI | Howick |
| KE | Kumeu |
| HS | Henderson |
| MG | Mangere |
| MN | Manurewa |
| MR | Mount Roskill |
| MS | Massey |
| NL | New Lynn |
| NM | Newmarket |
| NX | |
| OE | Otara |
| OH | Otahuhu |
| ON | Onehunga |
| OO | Waiheke IS |
| OW | Orewa |
| PB | Ponsonby |
| PI | |
| PK | Papakura |
| PN | Parnell |
| PU | Pukekohe |
| R1 | Region 1 HQ |
| R2 | Region 2 HQ |
| RM | Remuera |
| SV | Motorway |
| TN | Takapuna |
| TX | Tuakau |
| UK | Papakura District |
| VU | Waiuku |
| VW | Warkworth |
| WJ | Wellsford |
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:
| A | Commissioned officer (inspector) |
| B | Beat Unit |
| C | Crime Car (CIB patrol for initial attendance at serious crimes) |
| D | Dog patrol |
| E | Uniform Enquiry unit |
| F | Fingerprints/Photographs |
| G | Logsitics |
| H | Highway/Motorway traffic unit |
| I | Incident Patrol (Uniform) |
| J | Combined investigative unit |
| K | Scene of Crime officer |
| L | Police Launch |
| M | Mounted patrol (Horses/Bicycles) |
| N | Senior Sergeant |
| O | Community Constable |
| P | Team Policing Unit |
| Q | Single crewed unit attends historic incidents |
| R | Rural Constable |
| S | General Duties Sergeant |
| T | General Traffic unit |
| U | Air Support Unit |
| V | Traffic Sergeant |
| W | Misc Traffic units |
| X | Misc CIB units |
| Y | Youth Aid/Education |
| Z | Diplomatic Protection Squad |