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A very special moment for the West Coast as its first dedicated H145 Westpac Rescue Helicopter was officially welcomed to the region.
We promised we would deliver the West Coast a world-class rescue helicopter service. That is what this rescue helicopter will help provide.
Critical Care Paramedic Rod says going from the BK117 to the H145 is like going from a Ford Cortina to a Tesla - a massive leap forward.
𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗵𝗼, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗽 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
Extra special thanks to ANZCO Foods, Rapid Relief Team NZ, Westpac NZ, Mitre10 MEGA Greymouth, The Rescue Warriors, ROA Mining, Air Rescue and Community Services, Bathurst Resources, BRM Developments, Westfleet
Read more here: https://www.airrescue.co.nz/stories/west-coasts-new-h145-officially-unveiled or see Latest News on our Linktree
This is what a deep clean of the rescue helicopter looks like.
After a recent water rescue off the North Canterbury coast, a GCH Aviation engineer spent the morning cleaning and wiping down every part of our H145 Westpac Rescue Helicopter.
As well as salt water being stirred up by the downwash of the rescue helicopter, the two fishermen who were rescued – and the critical care paramedic who was winched down to rescue them – were very wet.
Salt water is corrosive so, with salt water on the inside and outside of the rescue helicopter, a deep clean was required. Luckily the engineering team came to the rescue – and the sun was shining which made the process easier!
We are extremely proud of our new H145 rescue helicopters and do all we can to take the very best care of these life-saving machines.
Want to know more about the state-of-the-art H145 helicopters we have recently purchased for the rescue service? Head to www.airrescue.co.nz.
And the winner is ....
𝗡𝗶𝗻𝗮!
Crews from the Westpac Rescue Helicopter and the New Zealand Flying Doctor Service loved seeing these beautiful colourings and lovely comments for the crew. They simply couldn`t choose just one winner, so the crews selected two finalists each - and from there we randomly selected the main prize winner.
The four finalists are:
🚁Siwoo, age 10
🚁Nina, age 3
✈️Francine, age 6
✈️Olivia, age 4
Thank you to all those who attended the GCH Aviation Open Day and generously supported the work of the Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust and the NZ Flying Doctor Trust.
@newzealandflyingdoctors
"𝗜𝘁`𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗼𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗶𝘁`𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲."
You are so right Emma - and you would know better than most!
Emma was first rescued after a speedway accident on the West Coast. Years later, the rescue helicopter was there for her again picking her up from her in-laws` Mayfield farm.
"𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝘀𝗵 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀. 𝗜𝘁 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗹 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗼𝗰𝗸.”
Emma - thanks for sharing your story in support of this month`s Westpac Chopper Appeal.
Read Emma`s story here or at the link in bio: https://www.thepress.co.nz/wellbeing/361000165/its-not-just-helicopter-its-lifeline-emma-williams-2026-plea
Donate here: www.airrescue.co.nz/chopper or go to the Chopper Appeal link on our Linktree
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