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 the Wanganui River mouth area for a white baiter who had injured himself. The pilot that day, Chris Taylor, landed the helicopter on the riverbed and duty paramedic Hernan Holliday was then […]
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 […]
The H-145 and Bk-117 Rescue Helicopters The Canterbury Air Rescue Service is home to both the H-145 Rescue Helicopter and the BK-117 Rescue Helicopter. The West Coast Crew also operate a Bk-117 Rescue Helicopter in Greymouth. The Airbus H-145 was introduced to the service in August 2019. It was one of the two Airbus H-145 […]
August 2020 Mission Statistics The Canterbury and West Coast Crews responded to a total of 93 emergency service call-outs in July. The Canterbury Westpac Rescue Crew were tasked to 77 missions during the month, and the West Coast ROA Mining Rescue Crew were tasked to 16 missions. August was the second busiest month of the […]
July Mission Report- Canterbury and West Coast The Canterbury and West Coast Crews responded to a total of 90 emergency service call-outs in July. The Canterbury Westpac Rescue Crew were tasked to 72 missions during the month, and the West ROA Mining Rescue Crew were tasked to 18 missions. July was the second busiest month […]
Brett Anderson- Air Rescue Ambassador Hi, my name is Brett Anderson and I am CEO of the Christchurch Casino and long time business supporter of the Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust. I am proud to be a new Ambassador for the Trust I love the outdoors, pushing boundaries and taking on challenges, I appreciate […]
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The initial cost to train a new Air Rescue crew member is $30,000, with ongoing training $25,000 per year
It contributes towards the cost of each life-saving mission, including fuel and crewing costs. Together, our community contributes approximately $5,000 towards the cost of every life-saving mission.
