There isnt any national funding for New Zealand rescue helicopters; it is mostly provided by local communities and friendly corporate sponsors. Most regions have an organisation to task and maintain one or more helicopters, usually established as a charitable trust with a board to provide oversight and governance. It is convenient for helis_com to group them together, here.
News about New Zealand Rescue Helicopters |
NEST S-76 Juliet Retires to MOTAT
24-Jul-23 - New Zealand air ambulance operator Northland Emergency Services Trust (NEST) retired its first S-76A helicopter, Juliet, which entered service with the charity in 1997, to the Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT)NZ Taranaki Rescue to Replace Helicopter
13-Sep-21 - New Zealand Taranaki Rescue Helicopter Trust will replace its AW109E Power in service since 2011 with a leased Bk117 #TaranakiNew Medical H145 for New Zealand
13-Aug-19 - Airbus Australia delivered two EC145T2/H145 Helicopter Emergency Medical Services (HEMS) to New Zealand’ Garden City Helicopters, known as GCH Aviation, to be based in Christchurch and Dunedin to serve the South Island #NewZealandAuckland Rescue Helicopter Trust Orders Two AW169s
18-Oct-11 - New Zealand Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust ordered two AW169 helicopters. Scheduled to be delivered in 2015
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