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About us
The Hawke's Bay Helicopter Rescue Trust is a charitable trust established to provide a dedicated rescue helicopter service to the Hawke’s Bay region.
Each year the rescue helicopter service assists in over 300 missions
within the region. Over eighty percent of these missions provide
urgent medical assistance at accident scenes or inter-hospital transfers
for the critically ill. The Rescue Helicopter is also utilised for
Police; National Search and Rescue operations; education; training
and demonstrations.
The Hawkes Bay Helicopter Rescue Service operates 24 hours 7 days
a week, and is free to everyone in our community. The service enables
anyone in the Hawke’s Bay region who has been in a serious accident or who has a serious
illness to be picked up by a helicopter, when it is considered
to be the appropriate means of transport, by the Ambulance Control
Centre.
The rescue helicopter service area covers from the Takapau Plains
and Porangahau in the South to Waikaremoana and Mahia Peninsula in
the North East of Hawke’s Bay.
The Trust is supported by the generous contributions made from individuals,
families, businesses and organisations in Hawke’s Bay.
Mission Statement
Hawke’s Bay Helicopter Rescue Trust is committed to achieving excellence in all facets of its service delivery to ensure safe and effective air rescue and ambulance services to the Hawke’s
Bay region.
History
Helicopter rescues have been preformed in Hawke’s Bay from the late 1960’s. Find out how the service has grown and developed. Learn more...
Board of Trustees
A Board of Trustees governs the Hawke’s Bay Helicopter Rescue Trust. The Board oversees the strategic direction and management
of the Trust. Learn more...
The Management Team
The Trust is committed to keeping administrative overheads to a minimum, reserving funds for operational
costs wherever possible. There are only two part-time staff contracted by the Trust, with
hundreds of hours being given free of charge by the Trustees, Crewmembers
and the community to support the service. Learn more...
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