Mission Log

24 hours a day, 365 days a year

Below you will find a summary of our recent missions. Our life-saving services are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and are completely free of charge to everyone in Hawke's Bay. For more information about our work please contact the Fundraising Team on 06 878 1630 or email mfm@hbhrt.org.nz

Wairoa transfer

9 months ago - Tuesday 18th July
• 1405 hours At the request of the hospital flew to Wairoa with a Doctor and Flight Nurse to retrieve a 68 y/o female patient with a medical condition.

Pregnancy complications and stroke like symptoms

9 months ago - Monday 17th July
• 0547 hours At the request of the hospital flew to Wairoa with a Midwife and our own Critical Care Paramedic to retrieve a 28 y/o female with pregnancy complications.
• 1816 hours Tasked by Air Desk to fly to Wairoa Airfield to meet a St John Ambulance with a 64 y/o female patient with stroke like symptoms – the patient was flown to Hawke’s Bay hospital for follow up assessment and treatment.

Respiratory transfer from Omakere

9 months ago - Saturday 15th July
• 1920 hours Tasked by Air Desk to fly to Omakere to attend to a 55 y/o female patient with a respiratory condition – the patient was flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital for further assessment and treatment.

Two patient transfer from Wairoa

9 months ago - Friday 14th July
• 0854 hours At the request of hospital flew to Wairoa with a Doctor and Flight Nurse to retrieve a 60 y/o male patient with a respiratory condition. Whilst in Wairoa requested to transport a 2nd patient, a 76 y/o male with a medical condition.

Medical condition, cardiac condition and 4 lost hunters

10 months ago - Friday 7th July
• 0930 hours Tasked by Police to Ruahine Forest Park where 4 hunters were found at a location where they could not find their own way out, they were extracted by winch and returned to their car. All hunters were uninjured and did not require medical assistance.
• 1330 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Patoka, to assist a 22 y/o female with medical condition, the patient was flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital for follow up assessment and treatment.
• 1640 hours At the request of hospital flew to Wairoa, with a Flight Nurse and our Critical Care Paramedic, to retrieve a 79 y/o male with a cardiac condition.

Car vs bus accident

10 months ago - Thursday 6th July
• 1630 hours Tasked by Air Desk to a report of car versus bus accident at Wharerata (between Mahia and Gisborne) with multiple patients – our crew were stood down soon after departure when advised that although the bus had 12 occupants, only 1 required helicopter transport and Gisborne helicopter was already on scene.

Medical transfer from Wairoa

10 months ago - Saturday 1st July
• 1800 hours At the request of Hospital flew to Wairoa with a Doctor and Flight Nurse to retrieve a 85 y/o male patient with a medical condition.

Fall from a tree in Ormondville

10 months ago - Friday 30th June
• 1621 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Ormondville where a 57 y/o male had fallen from a tree whilst pruning branches, sustaining spinal and rib injuries in the fall, he was flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital for follow up assessment and treatment.

Medical transfer from Ruatoria to Gisborne Hospital

10 months ago - Thursday 29th June
• 1000 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Ruatoria to an 18 y/o male patient, with a medical condition, requiring transport to Gisborne Hospital.

Water rescue of Marine Parade

10 months ago - Wednesday 28th June
• 1425 hours Tasked by Police to respond to a water rescue off Marine Parade in Napier, with multiple persons in the water. Initially an 18 y/o female was winched from the sea approx. 80 to 100 metres off-shore, where she was supported by a Policeman who had swam to her rescue, the helicopter returned to sea to winch out the policeman and a boat from Napier Port and Coast Guard recovered the 3rd person from the water.