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Life Flight Opens Its Doors
Monday, 28 April 2008, 12:14 am | Life Flight Trust
The Life Flight Trust is inviting all children (and adults) who love helicopters, planes, fire engines and ambulances to come to Life Flight’s Open Day this Sunday (May 4th) from 10am-2pm More >>
British student doctor flies high in New Zealand
Tuesday, 14 August 2007, 11:20 am | Life Flight Trust
There have been plenty of headlines about doctors leaving New Zealand for greener pastures overseas recently; however some overseas doctors are arriving to experience some unique medical opportunities. More >>
Call to Elderly Woman Struck by Car
Monday, 23 April 2007, 10:01 am | Life Flight Trust
The Wellington base Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called to the scene of an elderly woman struck by a car just as The Life Flight Open Day came to an end late this afternoon. More >>
Life Flight Annual Open Day
Sunday, 15 April 2007, 1:42 pm | Life Flight Trust
Life Flight’s annual open day, part of Westpac’s 2007 Chopper Appeal, will be held Sunday the 22nd of April from 10am-4pm at Life Flight’s Air Rescue Centre on George Bolt Street (the Lyall Bay side of Wellington Airport). More >>
Teenager injured after falling on bon fire
Monday, 2 October 2006, 10:24 am | Life Flight Trust
The Wellington based Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called to the Southern Wairarapa to assist a teenager who had fallen on a bon fire last night. The teen was part of a large group of teenagers having a party and bon fire along Putangiria Stream, which ... More >>
Motorcross Accidents Keep Westpac Helicopter Busy
Monday, 25 September 2006, 5:24 pm | Life Flight Trust
The Wellington based Westpac Rescue Helicopter has transported Motorcross accident victims from the Wairarapa and Marlborough this weekend. And as this is being written the Life Flight NZ air ambulance is transporting a seriously injured hang gliding ... More >>
Life Flight Street Appeal raises over $95,000
Monday, 25 September 2006, 4:30 pm | Life Flight Trust
Over $95,000 was donated on the streets of Wellington, Kapiti, Hutt Valley, Wairarapa and Marlborough during Life Flight’s street appeal held earlier this month on September 7th and 8th. This year’s result represents an increase of over $4,000 against last ... More >>
Life Flight Air Ambulance Milestone: 1,000 Flown
Tuesday, 12 September 2006, 11:52 am | Life Flight Trust
The Life Flight Trust reached an important milestone recently with its Auckland-based air ambulance service. Over 1,000 people have flown with the service since it started in February last year: 579 patients and 480 family/support people. More >>
Life Flight Chairman Re-Appointed
Thursday, 29 June 2006, 3:22 pm | Life Flight Trust
Bill Day was re-appointed Chairman of The Life Flight Trust last week. Mr Day has been closely involved with the Trust since meeting its founder, the late Peter Button, soon after the service was established in 1976. More >>
Plane transfers two seriously ill patients
Thursday, 22 June 2006, 11:00 am | Life Flight Trust
The Wellington based Life Flight NZ fixed wing air ambulance service was able to transport two critically ill patients from Masterton Hospital to Wellington Hospital last night, despite horrendous weather conditions which closed the Rimutaka Hill ... More >>
Westpac Helicopter Rescue
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 9:52 am | Life Flight Trust
The Wellington based Westpac Rescue Helicopter has just returned from flying a seriously injured man from a car accident in the Wairarapa. More >>
Life Flight Carries Out Third Rescue Mission
Monday, 15 May 2006, 9:41 am | Life Flight Trust
The Wellington based Westpac Rescue Helicopter was called to an injured motorbike south east of Blenheim earlier today. It was the third Life Flight mission in Marlborough this weekend. More >>
Off Duty Policeman Raises Alarm for Sick Mountain
Wednesday, 11 January 2006, 9:16 am | Life Flight Trust
The Wellington based Westpac Rescue Helicopter rescued a sick mountain biker near Upper Hutt late this afternoon. The 47 year old Upper Hutt man believed he was suffering from a heart attack during a ride near the Rimutaka Summit. More >>
Teenager Flown to Hospital on Rescue Helicopter
Thursday, 1 December 2005, 4:40 pm | Life Flight Trust
Ill Teenager Flown to Hospital on the Westpac Rescue Helicopter The Wellington-based Westpac Rescue Helicopter transferred a sick teenager from the Marlborough Sounds early this morning. More >>
Grateful family running fundraiser for trust
Wednesday, 9 November 2005, 1:21 pm | Life Flight Trust
The family of a child rescued by the Wellington based Westpac Rescue Helicopter is running another event to raise money for Life Flight this weekend. More >>
Chathams: All successful - Couple on way to Chch
Wednesday, 12 October 2005, 1:52 pm | Life Flight Trust
The Westpac Rescue Helicopter has successfully landed back at the Chatham Islands with the two patients rescued off the cargo ship Encounter. The two, along with a 3rd unrelated patient, are now on the Life Flight NZ air ambulance on their way back ... More >>
Chathams Rescue - Update # 2
Wednesday, 12 October 2005, 11:44 am | Life Flight Trust
Both the Westpac Rescue Helicopter and Vincent Aviation spotter plane departed the Chatham Islands to rendezvous with the Encounter at around 1045 am. More >>
Westpac Rescue Helicopter departed for Chathams
Wednesday, 12 October 2005, 10:11 am | Life Flight Trust
The Wellington based Westpac Rescue Helicopter departed Wellington airport, enroute to the Chatham Islands airport, at 5:55 am. The helicopter is going to winch the Lyttleton couple, who have been rescued by the P&O Nedloyds Encounter, onto the ... More >>
Man Crushed by One Tonne Plate Flown to Hospital
Tuesday, 11 October 2005, 10:59 am | Life Flight Trust
The Wellington based Westpac Rescue Helicopter flew a man crushed during a work place accident in Paraparaumu to hospital earlier this morning. As we understand it, the 54 year old Otihanga man suffered major leg injuries when a one tonne plate fell ... More >>
Over $91,000 raised during Life Flight appeal
Tuesday, 20 September 2005, 1:54 pm | Life Flight Trust
Over $91,000 was raised during Life Flight's annual street appeal earlier this month. More >>
