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Traumatic Amputation, Kuratau
Saturday, 19 September 2015, 7:48 pm | Philips Search and Rescue Trust
The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to Kuratau, north of Turangi, early this afternoon, to retrieve a 61-year old man who sustained injury to 2 fingers of his right hand, when he reached under his lawn mower. More >>
Man and dog walk away from killer plunge
Tuesday, 15 September 2015, 3:54 pm | Philips Search and Rescue Trust
The Taupo Based Greenlea Rescue helicopter was dispatched to the Papamanuka Stream, next to Whakapapa intake road off SH47 in the wee hours of this morning. More >>
Youngster airlifted to hospital
Saturday, 5 September 2015, 5:50 pm | Philips Search and Rescue Trust
Today the Tauranga based Trustpower TECT Rescue helicopter was dispatched to the Te Kaha medical centre to meet an ambulance who had picked up a 12 year old Cape Runaway boy who was suffering a serious asthma attack, the boys condition deteriorated ... More >>
Mangaweka Car Cliff Plunge Rescue
Saturday, 5 September 2015, 11:36 am | Philips Search and Rescue Trust
The Palmerston North based Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to a rural road east of Mangaweka this morning at 9am where a car had plunged several hundred feet down a cliff after coming off the road. The three young occupants from Marton and Bulls ... More >>
Boy airlifted to Rotorua Hospital
Sunday, 30 August 2015, 11:22 am | Philips Search and Rescue Trust
The Rotorua based BayTrust Rescue helicopter was dispatched to Whakapapa ski field at 2:30 yesterday afternoon to retrieve a 11yr old boy who had fallen ill whilst skiing. He was in a comfortable condition and flown to Rotorua Hospital for further ... More >>
Philips Leads the Way in Spinal Injury Transporation
Tuesday, 4 August 2015, 1:14 pm | Philips Search and Rescue Trust
Philips Search and Rescue Trust’s Tauranga based rescue helicopter performed the first air transportation of a spinal injury patient under the new Ministry for Health and ACC Spinal Cord Impairment Plan introduced to New Zealand on 1 August 2015. More >>
Car v Power pole, Taumarunui
Saturday, 25 July 2015, 11:04 am | Philips Search and Rescue Trust
The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to Taumarunui, late yesterday evening, to retrieve a couple who were injured when their vehicle collided with a power pole. A 29 year old man, and a 34 year old woman were flown to Waikato Hospital ... More >>
Mt Ruapehu Rescue for injured Skier
Saturday, 25 July 2015, 10:29 am | Philips Search and Rescue Trust
The Palmerston North Rescue Helicopter responded to Mt Ruapehu this afternoon for skier injured after falling on ice and plummeting 30 meters over a bluff and down a steep slope. The patient, an Auckland woman, in her 50's, was rescued off the slopes ... More >>
Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter, 17 July 2015
Saturday, 18 July 2015, 10:39 am | Philips Search and Rescue Trust
The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to Kawhia this afternoon, to retrieve a 69 year old man who suffered an unconscious collapse while golfing. Following that, the helicopter went to Putaruru to retrieve a 23 year old with post-partum ... More >>
MVA in Dannevirke
Wednesday, 15 July 2015, 7:21 am | Philips Search and Rescue Trust
The Palmerston North based Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to Dannevirke this afternoon after a man in his 30's was injured in a motor vehicle accident involving one car. The man sustained head injuries and was stabilised by St John paramedics. He was ... More >>
Surfer Struck by board, Ruapuke Beach
Monday, 13 July 2015, 8:15 pm | Philips Search and Rescue Trust
The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to Ruapuke beach, South of Raglan, late this evening, to retrieve a 22 year old female who suffered a deep laceration of the left thigh, when she was struck by the fin of her surfboard. It was feared ... More >>
Woman airlifted from Murupara
Sunday, 28 June 2015, 11:54 am | Philips Search and Rescue Trust
The Rotorua based BayTrust Rescue helicopter was dispatched to Murupara, 55 km SE of Rotorua, at midday on Saturday to provide assistance to a woman having a serious medical event. More >>
Man winched from forest near Taupo after fall
Saturday, 27 June 2015, 10:01 am | Philips Search and Rescue Trust
Friday afternoon at approximately 1pm, the Rotorua based BayTrust Rescue Helicopter was despatched to a forest near Mission Bay, South of Taupo. More >>
Motiti Island Callout
Monday, 22 June 2015, 9:09 pm | Philips Search and Rescue Trust
The Tauranga based Trustpower TECT Rescue helicopter was dispatched to Motiti Island at 5:30 pm where a 76 year old male fell More >>
Greenlea Rescue helicopter in night mission
Thursday, 18 June 2015, 3:40 pm | Philips Search and Rescue Trust
The Taupo Based Greenlea Rescue helicopter was involved in a challenging high altitude rescue last night. More >>
Kayakers rescued from Tongariro river
Wednesday, 10 June 2015, 11:28 am | Philips Search and Rescue Trust
The greenlea helicopter was able to locate the missing trio on the river bank,in a steep sided gorge with the use of night vision goggles. More >>
Teen rushed to Waikato Hospital after Tauranga car accident
Monday, 8 June 2015, 1:14 pm | Philips Search and Rescue Trust
The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to Tauranga Hospital with an ICU retrieval team at approximately 9am yesterday morning. More >>
Busy Weekend for Palmerston North Rescue Helicopter
Sunday, 7 June 2015, 8:04 pm | Philips Search and Rescue Trust
The Palmerston North based Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to a property near Ormondville on Friday night after a woman in her 50's was involved in a motor vehicle accident after her car left the road. She sustained chest injuries and was stabilised on scene ... More >>
Teen victim of Edgecumbe crash, transported
Saturday, 6 June 2015, 11:22 am | Philips Search and Rescue Trust
The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to Whakatane to retrieve the 17 year old victim of yesterday’s Edgecumbe car accident that saw six people seriously injured. More >>
Early morning maternity flight
Sunday, 31 May 2015, 11:54 am | Philips Search and Rescue Trust
Early this morning at 0400hrs the Tauranga based Trustpower TECT Rescue helicopter was called to transfer a 19 year old Te Puke woman from Tauranga hospital to Auckland hospital, the woman had gone into premature labour and required specialist maternity ... More >>
