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Saving Lives In September

Tuesday, 12 October 2021, 2:52 pm | Waikato Westpac Helicopter Rescue

Over the month of September, your Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter crew were able to impact the lives of over 50 patients, carrying out 55 life-saving missions in and around the Waikato, King Country and Coromandel regions, including to locations ... More >>

Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter’s Weekend Missions

Monday, 4 October 2021, 1:47 pm | Waikato Westpac Helicopter Rescue

On the morning of Friday, October 1, the Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter responded to a male patient in his sixties suffering a cardiac event in Whakatane. The patient was flown to Waikato Hospital for further treatment. At midday, the helicopter was ... More >>

Life-Saving Missions Continue Throughout Nationwide Lockdown

Thursday, 23 September 2021, 4:26 pm | Waikato Westpac Helicopter Rescue

The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter completed a total of 58 missions over the month of August, and even throughout the nationwide lockdown, missions were unabating and your rescue crew continued to positively impact patients’ lives daily. Throughout ... More >>

Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter Open Day 2017

Thursday, 9 February 2017, 4:35 pm | Waikato Westpac Helicopter Rescue

The 2017 Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter Open Day is on Sunday 19 February , allowing members of the community to take a seat in the cockpit and get up close to the hardworking crew. More >>

Near Drowning at Raglan

Friday, 30 December 2016, 11:01 am | Waikato Westpac Helicopter Rescue

The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to meet an ambulance at Raglan’s Manu Bay at approximately 5pm this evening. St John Paramedics and Surf Lifeguards had been treating 3 people from a group of 4 that were involved in a near drowning ... More >>

Tapapa Crash

Wednesday, 28 December 2016, 4:52 pm | Waikato Westpac Helicopter Rescue

The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched at 10:30 this morning to a serious crash at the intersection of State Highway’s 5 and 28 in the Waikato. More >>

Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter call outs

Tuesday, 12 July 2016, 9:15 am | Waikato Westpac Helicopter Rescue

The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to Raglan late in the day to assist and transport a 11 year old boy that sustained burns to his face from an explosion in a fire that he was attending. More >>

Waikato Chopper Urgently Called to Whangamata

Wednesday, 13 April 2016, 5:13 pm | Waikato Westpac Helicopter Rescue

The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to Whangamata this afternoon at approximately 2pm where a 86 year old local man had suffered a serious medical event. More >>

Man Flown From Putaruru

Friday, 11 December 2015, 2:10 pm | Waikato Westpac Helicopter Rescue

The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to Putaruru at approximately 8.30 am today to uplift a 52 year old male patient who had suffered a serious medical event. More >>

Helicopter rescue in Pukekawa

Sunday, 6 December 2015, 4:39 pm | Waikato Westpac Helicopter Rescue

The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to Pukekawa, South of Tuakau, to the scene of a motorbike crash. The patient, a man in his 40’s, was enrolled in a motorcycle handling class when he failed to successfully navigate a corner at ... More >>

Multiple Patients After Two Vehicle Accidents

Thursday, 5 November 2015, 9:57 am | Waikato Westpac Helicopter Rescue

The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to two motor vehicle accidents in quick succession last night. More >>

Woman injured by cow

Thursday, 20 August 2015, 9:19 am | Waikato Westpac Helicopter Rescue

The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to a farm near Wharepapa South, located between Putaruru and Otorohanga, at approximately 1pm yesterday. More >>

Busy day for Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter

Monday, 20 April 2015, 5:05 pm | Waikato Westpac Helicopter Rescue

The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to a remote farm West of Piopio, in the King Country, at approximately 11 am this morning to retrieve a 39 year old local man suffering from chest pain. He was treated by St John Paramedics before ... More >>

 

 
 
 
 
 

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