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Raglan Injuries And Te Hoe Accident - The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter
Tuesday, 12 April 2022, 10:30 am | Westpac Rescue Helicopter
Yesterday, Monday, April 11, the Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to Raglan for a woman in her 40's who had sustained hip and leg injuries. The onboard crew airlifted the patient to Waikato Hospital for further treatment. The same day, ... More >>
Saving Lives Together In The King Country In 2021
Friday, 28 January 2022, 4:45 pm | Westpac Rescue Helicopter
Your Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter and Greenlea Rescue Helicopter completed 150 missions to the King Country throughout 2021. Your Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter crew carried out 108 missions to King Country, and your Greenlea Rescue Helicopter ... More >>
The Maisey Group Extend Commitment To Rescue Helicopter
Friday, 22 May 2020, 2:38 pm | Westpac Rescue Helicopter
Long-standing supporter of the Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter, The Maisey Group have shown enduring dedication to their region’s life-saving service by extending their regular annual sponsorship of $15,000 to a three-year term. Loyal Waikato Westpac ... More >>
Man Injured While Mountain Biking
Tuesday, 23 January 2018, 2:14 pm | Westpac Rescue Helicopter
The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched at 11:30 am today to a quad bike accident at Marakopa, south of Kawhia. A 78-year-old Hamilton man had crashed off his quad bike earlier this morning and suffered a serious head injury. More >>
Search and Rescue, Te Toto Gorge Track
Tuesday, 18 July 2017, 9:27 am | Westpac Rescue Helicopter
The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched shortly after midnight to the Te Toto Gorge track, on the seaward face of Mt Kariori, located to the south of Raglan. More >>
Motorcycle Injury Airlift
Monday, 10 April 2017, 12:10 pm | Westpac Rescue Helicopter
The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to the isolated community of Marakopa, west of Te Kuiti this morning at approximately 9:30am for a 33yr old man who had seriously injured himself after crashing off a motorcycle last night. He ... More >>
Car rollover near Te Poi, SH29
Saturday, 25 June 2016, 3:33 pm | Westpac Rescue Helicopter
The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to a car crash just north of Te Poi at the intersection of SH24 and Te Poi Road, at approximately 6pm. More >>
Motocross Accident, Glen Murray
Saturday, 16 April 2016, 7:50 pm | Westpac Rescue Helicopter
The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched for the 5th time today, this time to Glen Murray, West of Te Kauwhata, to retrieve a 16 year old female who sustained a fracture to her right leg in a motocross crash. The Auckland resident was transported ... More >>
Busy Weekend for Waikato Chopper
Monday, 7 March 2016, 10:19 am | Westpac Rescue Helicopter
On Saturday the team were first dispatched to Whakatane with an ICU team to retrieve a patient with a serious cardiac condition. This mission was closely followed by a dispatch to Putaruru to assist a teenager suffering respiratory distress. The patient ... More >>
Westpac Rescue Helicopter Trust Teams up with Vodafone
Thursday, 21 January 2016, 4:11 pm | Westpac Rescue Helicopter
Auckland’s Westpac Rescue Helicopter Trust (ARHT) is the official charity of the Land Rover New Zealand Polo Open 2016. ARHT's motto is 'Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere' - if you need help within our region, the Westpac Rescue helicopter will get you ... More >>
Nine Missions Over Four Days
Tuesday, 15 December 2015, 3:17 pm | Westpac Rescue Helicopter
The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter has carried out nine life-saving missions over the last four days. More >>
Motor vehicle accidents require chopper
Tuesday, 25 August 2015, 8:52 am | Westpac Rescue Helicopter
The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched at approximately 11pm last night to transfer a 55 year old Taupo man to Waikato Hospital. More >>
Westpac Air Ambulance Locates Missing Aircraft
Monday, 24 August 2015, 12:25 pm | Westpac Rescue Helicopter
The Westpac Air Ambulance, one of two fixed wing aircraft operated by Philips Search and Rescue Trust, was called upon to locate a missing aircraft last night. The aircraft was identified as being a Zenith 601XL which had departed Whitianga airfield on Sunday ... More >>
Beacon Search
Tuesday, 28 April 2015, 10:49 am | Westpac Rescue Helicopter
The Palmerston North based Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to the Ruahine Ranges near Iron Gate hut by the Rescue Coordination Center for a beacon search on Sunday morning. More >>
Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter called to Coromandel
Tuesday, 21 April 2015, 9:41 am | Westpac Rescue Helicopter
The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to Coromandel at midnight last night to retrieve a local woman who had fallen and injured her knee. More >>
Man winched from Whale Bay, Raglan
Wednesday, 18 March 2015, 9:32 pm | Westpac Rescue Helicopter
The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to a building site in Whale Bay near Raglan at approximately 3pm this afternoon. More >>
Man suffers anaphylaxis, Otorohanga
Wednesday, 18 March 2015, 9:19 am | Westpac Rescue Helicopter
The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to a farm south of Otorohanga, late Wednesday afternoon, to retrieve a Hamilton man who collapsed after being stung by what was reported to be a paper wasp. The man suffered an adverse reaction to ... More >>
Woman airlifted from Whakatane to Waikato
Friday, 6 March 2015, 9:19 am | Westpac Rescue Helicopter
The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to Whakatane Hospital at approximately 5am this morning. The helicopter carried an ICU retrieval team to assist in the transportation of a 22 year old Opotiki woman who had serious chest and spinal injuries. More >>
Man's leg crushed by tractor
Wednesday, 4 March 2015, 10:24 am | Westpac Rescue Helicopter
The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to Gisborne Hospital at approximately 2pm on Tuesday to retrieve a young local man. The helicopter carried a specialist ICU retrieval team to assist the man who had sustained injuries after his leg became ... More >>
Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter Open Day
Tuesday, 3 March 2015, 11:39 am | Westpac Rescue Helicopter
Don’t miss your chance to meet the hardworking crew behind the Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter. More >>
