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Westpac Rescue Helicopter - Latest News [Page 2]

SH1 accident - Friday afternoon

Sunday, 1 February 2015, 10:49 am | Westpac Rescue Helicopter

The Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to a car crash on SH1 near Karapiro at 4:15pm on Friday afternoon. More >>

Roof accident: Taumarunui

Saturday, 24 January 2015, 10:42 am | Westpac Rescue Helicopter

A 22 year old male fell though a roof last night and landed heavily on to concrete sustaining substantial injuries, leaving him critically ill. More >>

Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter - Daily missions

Friday, 26 April 2013, 10:24 am | Westpac Rescue Helicopter

Responded to Great Barrier Island for a female patient with a medical condition. She was transported to ACH. More >>

Helicopter search and rescue at Muriwai

Friday, 22 February 2013, 3:43 pm | Westpac Rescue Helicopter

Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter yesterday afternoon at 4:15pm. 21 February 2013 4.15 pm HKZ Muriwai Responded to Muriwai for a male who was stuck on the rocks at the beach. He was winched off and left with the police. The helicopter conducted ... More >>

Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter - Daily Missions Feb 11

Monday, 11 February 2013, 11:50 am | Westpac Rescue Helicopter

TIME HLN/HKZ LOCATION MISSION 8 February 13 11.13 am HKZ Thames PICU retrieval from Thames. 5.06 pm HKZ Hunua Responded to the Hunua Ranges for a male patient who had a mountain biking accident. He was transported to Middlemore Hospital in a status ... More >>

Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter - daily missions 21/1/13

Tuesday, 22 January 2013, 11:49 am | Westpac Rescue Helicopter

TIME HLN/HKZ LOCATION MISSION 21 January 13 1.33 pm HLN Waikino Responded to Waikino for a male patient with major cardiac complications. He was transported to Waikato Hospital in a status 1 condition. 5.15 pm HKZ Waiheke Island Responded to Waiheke ... More >>

Public oppose cuts for Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter

Friday, 18 January 2013, 1:14 pm | Westpac Rescue Helicopter

Plans to cut ratepayer funding to Auckland’s Westpac Recue Helicopter are out of step with public opinion, according to a newly released survey. More >>

Busiest Holiday Period for Westpac Rescue Helicopter

Wednesday, 16 January 2013, 4:45 pm | Westpac Rescue Helicopter

The Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter has had its busiest Christmas and New Year holiday period on record with almost fifty per cent more missions than last year. More >>

Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter - 13 & 14/1/13

Tuesday, 15 January 2013, 10:45 am | Westpac Rescue Helicopter

Please note that the two missions on 13 January were added late, so are additional to the missions sent yesterday. More >>

Auckland Rescue Helicopter - daily missions 11-14/1/13

Monday, 14 January 2013, 11:26 am | Westpac Rescue Helicopter

10.00 am HKZ Waikato Organ retrieval from Waikato Hospital. 12.12 pm HLN Waiheke Called to a patient suffering abdominal pain. Transported 1 x Status 2 female to ACH. 1.17 pm HKZ Waiheke Called to a male patient suffering an allergic reaction ... More >>

Auckland Rescue Helicopter missions 4,5 Dec 2012

Thursday, 6 December 2012, 10:26 am | Westpac Rescue Helicopter

TIME HLN/HKZ LOCATION MISSION 4 December 12 12.33 pm HLN Great Barrier Island Responded to Great Barrier Island for a male patient who had a medical condition. He was transported to ACH in a status 3 condition. 2.45 pm HLN Waiheke Island Responded to Waiheke Island ... More >>

Westpac Rescue chopper at new Whitianga base from Boxing Day

Wednesday, 5 December 2012, 10:14 am | Westpac Rescue Helicopter

The Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter (ARHT) will again be based at Whitianga full-time this summer from Boxing Day until the end of January. More >>

Woman winched after crashing off the Rimutaka Hill Road

Friday, 12 October 2012, 11:02 am | Westpac Rescue Helicopter

Early this morning the Life Flight Trust rescued a woman who crashed off the Rimutaka Hill Road on the Featherston side of the Summit. More >>

Two missions for Welington Westpac Rescue Helicopter

Sunday, 5 August 2012, 6:27 pm | Westpac Rescue Helicopter

A Life Flight Trust team responded to two missions in the Wellington region this afternoon. The Wellington-based Westpac Rescue Helicopter, with a Wellington Free Ambulance paramedic onboard, responded to a woman who suffered from a severe asthma ... More >>

Westpac Rescue Helicopter Airlifts Tramper from Tararuas

Thursday, 5 April 2012, 12:24 pm | Westpac Rescue Helicopter

A Life Flight Trust team has this morning airlifted a tramper to safety from the Tararua ranges. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter, with a Wellington Free Ambulance paramedic onboard, was initially called by the Rescue Coordination Centre to a distress beacon ... More >>

Rescue Chopper for Coromandel Takes Flight on Boxing Day

Wednesday, 21 December 2011, 1:23 pm | Westpac Rescue Helicopter

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter will take flight once again on Boxing Day to help cope with the emergencies of the Coromandel’s holiday crowds. More >>

Two missions at same time for Rescue Helicopter

Sunday, 21 August 2011, 4:21 pm | Westpac Rescue Helicopter

21/8/2011 1530 PM At 1130 this morning Life Flight Trust responded to Paraparaumu for a call to a seriously ill woman While on the ground at Paraparaumu the helicopter was requested for another mission in Moonshine Valley near Upper Hutt. Life Flight ... More >>

Life Flight's Westpac Rescue Helicopter transports a Patient

Sunday, 22 May 2011, 3:31 pm | Westpac Rescue Helicopter

22/05/2011 1230 PM At 1230 this afternoon the Life Flight Trust responded to Boom Rock on the East Coast North of Wellington to a 46yr old female from Wellington who had been out for a Horse Ride when she fell off and was also kicked by the horse. ... More >>

Life Flight's Westpac Rescue Helicopter Busy

Sunday, 15 May 2011, 5:51 pm | Westpac Rescue Helicopter

Life Flight’s Wellington-based Westpac Rescue Helicopter has performed two rescues in the Wairarapa and one in Marlborough over this weekend. All three rescues were made a bit more difficult by the wild weather in the Wellington region over the weekend. More >>

Rescue chopper to spend first Easter based at Whitianga

Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 1:07 pm | Westpac Rescue Helicopter

Holiday-makers and locals alike at the Coromandel this Easter can feel safer knowing the Westpac Rescue Helicopter will be patrolling the skies. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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