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AL	Alexandra
BA	Balclutha(When channels are joined)
DN	Dunedin
FR	Fairlie
GD	Geraldine
KV	Kaikorai Valley
LK	Lake Tekapo
MJ	Matarua
ML	Milton
MD	Middlemarch
MX	Mosgiel
ND	North Dunedin
OM	Omarama(talks to Twizel a lot)
OU	Oamaru
OV	Otautau
PL	Palmerston
PZ	Pleasant Point
PQ	Portobello
QT	Queenstown
RX	Roxburgh
RV	Riverton
RZ	Riversdale
SA	St Andrews
SO	South Dunedin
TA	Tapanui
TL	Twizel
TU/SU	Tu(It seems su is the sergeant on shift, mostly heard as SUD1 or SUD2 which is dogs)
TJ	Temuka
VA	Wanaka
VN	Winton
WM	Waimate

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 Sqaud