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
9 years ago - Responded by RCC to search for a personal locator beacon in the Ruahines. Due to extremely difficult flying conditions due to high wind, the helicopter was forced to return to base.
9 years ago - Transported a male patient suffering from renal complications from Wairoa Hospital to the Hawke’s Bay Fallen Soldier’s Memorial Hospital.
9 years ago - Transported a female patient suffering from cardiac complications from the Hawke’s Bay Fallen Soldier’s Memorial Hospital to Wellington Hospital.
9 years ago - Airlifted a 14 year-old boy from Taradale, from the Pan Pac mountain bike park near Whirinaki Mill, after he suffered a shoulder injury after coming off his mountain bike. He was transported to the Hawke’s Bay Fallen Soldier’s Memorial Hospital for further treatment.
9 years ago - Returned a Hastings male patient from Wellington Hospital to the Hawke’s Bay Fallen Soldier’s Memorial Hospital.
9 years ago - Transported a female patient suffering from cardiac complications from the Hawke’s Bay Fallen Soldier’s Memorial Hospital to Wellington Hospital.
9 years ago - The rescue helicopter transferred two patients from Wairoa to the Hawke's Bay Fallen Soldier's Memorial hospital, one female with a head injury and a male with facial injuries.
9 years ago - The rescue helicopter transferred a male patient from Hawke’s Bay Fallen Soldier's Memorial Hospital to Wairoa Hospital, returning with a male patient with heart problems.
9 years ago - Responded to a missing quad-rider who was reported overdue on a rural property on Whakarara Road. Unfortunately unsuitable weather conditions and poor light levels, precluded the helicopter reaching the search area.
9 years ago - The rescue helicopter uplifted a male in his 50's from Tikokino who had sustained a back injury after falling off a roof. He was transported to the Hawkes Bay Fallen Soldier's Memorial Hospital.