Christchurch Hospital helipad heralds new era for rescue helicopter patients Christchurch’s new helipad began operation today with its first patients arriving directly via the Rescue Helicopter. With landing space for two helicopters on top of the new Waipapa hospital building, it is the only helipad in New Zealand which will have a clinical support unit […]

Business Support Crew Update October and November have seen some of the busiest days for the crew, with as many as eight missions in one day. In the past week alone, 24 missions have been flown. It brings to mind the impact of having the second helicopter available for Canterbury. This impact can’t be overstated, […]

New Zealand Flying Doctor Service launches new plane on 25th anniversary The New Zealand Flying Doctor Service has come a long way since first taking to the skies 25 years ago, and today in Christchurch it officially unveiled a new specialist medical aircraft to add much-needed critical care capacity. One of the first high profile […]

Farmlands Agfest 2020 It was great to attend Agfest 2020, Greymouth’s biannual field day.  It was  also a pleasure to meet and chat with the local community and supporters of the ROA Mining Rescue Helicopter.  A special thanks to Dave Smith & Richard Roberts from Greymouth Mitre 10 Mega for hosting us and to the […]

Introducing Danny Schroder and Chris Weir Danny recently joined the Air Rescue Trust and currently works as the head of event attraction and planning at Vbase in Canterbury. Danny has worked in a variety of locations across Australia and New Zealand and gained his Bachelor of Commerce and Graduate Diploma at Victoria University of Wellington. […]

ROA Mining Rescue Helicopter Mission Story On Saturday 17 October 2020 the ROA Mining Rescue Heli team started around 8am flying south to a patient who had sustained an injury. The pilot that day, Chris Taylor, landed the helicopter on the riverbed and duty paramedic Hernan Holliday was then taken to the scene by waiting […]

Ezibed and Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust Partnership The Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust and Ezibed.com have teamed up to bring you exclusive accommodation deals, for a limited time only! Summer is just around the corner and it’s time to get out and explore our beautiful backyard, by supporting local and booking local. […]

Coast to Coast competitors fundraise for Air Rescue!  The Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust extends a huge thank you and congratulations to Scott Henry and Matthew Deans, from Forest Management Ltd in Christchurch. Scott and Matthew competed in this year’s Coast to Coast, placing second in the Open Male Two Day 2 Person Team […]

$2,000 donated to Air Rescue The 2020 Canterbury Bride of the Year event was held at Rydges Latimer on Sunday 27th September. The Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust was thrilled to be named charity of choice for this event, which raised $2,000. Thank you to Suzanne Carson and all those involved in this beautiful […]

Business Support Crew Coordinator- Sean Simpson Sean has been with the Westpac Rescue Helicopter for close to 20 years, working closely with both new and existing business supporters, overseeing business donations and associated marketing and business benefits (such as winning the annual signage draw to get the company on the rescue helicopter!) When asked about […]