Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust

Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust

The Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter is a New Zealand accident and emergency rescue and transport service operated by the Auckland Regional Rescue Helicopter Trust. The Trust operates two BK117-850 D2 helicopters on behalf of the helicopter owners - the greater Auckland community. Note that there are four 'Westpac Rescue Helicopter' services in New Zealand, but they are all separate entities and only linked by the same major sponsor.

The aircraft and crew are trained and equipped to operate day and night, their missions range from emergency/accident casualty transport, to medical transfers / medevacs to rescue searches and airlifts. They do a total of about 2,000 missions per year, of which about 50% are flown at night.

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