Mission Log
September 12, 2023, 21:00
The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter responded to a motor vehicle accident at Te Araroa, where our on-board critical care flight paramedic assessed and treated the patient, who was flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital. Thanks to the Ruatoria ambulance crew for bringing them to the medical centre for uplift.
September 11, 2023, 11:00
The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter transferred a patient from Gisborne Hospital to Dannevirke, from where they were taken on to Wellington Hospital.
September 10, 2023,13:00
The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter was called to a medical event at Ruatoria, where our on-board critical care flight paramedic assessed and treated the patient, who was flown in a critical condition to Gisborne Hospital. Thanks to St John and FENZ who were onscene to assist.
September 9, 2023, 17:20
The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter responded to a medical event at Tuai, where our on-board critical care flight paramedic assessed and treated the patient, who was flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital.
September 9, 2023, 14:30
The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter was called to a trauma at Ruatoria, where our on-board critical care flight paramedic assessed and treated two patients, who were flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital.
September 4, 15:17
The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter responded to a medical event at Tikitiki, where our on-board critical care flight paramedic assessed and treated the patient, who was flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital.
September 4, 2023, 13:40
The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter flew over the Mangapapa area in response to a Personal Locator Beacon activation, and were stood down once the Rescue Co-Ordination Centre confirmed it was an accidental activation.
September 4, 2023, 07:00
The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter was called to a trauma at Tikitiki, where our on-board critical care flight paramedic assessed and treated the patient, who was flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital. Thanks to St John’s who were on scene to assist.
September 3, 2023, 12:00
The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter attended a trauma at Waipiro Bay, where our on-board critical care flight paramedic assessed and treated the patient, who was flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital. Thanks to St John’s who were on scene to assist.
September 2, 2023, 11:00
The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter was called to a motor vehicle accident at Te Araroa, where our on-board critical care flight paramedic assessed and treated the patient who was flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital. Thanks to St John’s and FENZ who were on scene to assist.
August 31, 2023, 15:20
The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter was again called to a medical event on the East Coast, this time to Ruatoria. Once on-scene our on-board critical care flight paramedic assessed and treated the patient, who was flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital.
August 31, 2023, 11:30
The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter was called to a medical event at Hiruharama, where our on-board critical care flight paramedic assessed and treated the patient, who was flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital.
August 30, 2023, 14:30
The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter responded to a personal locator beacon activation at Tokomaru Bay. The team stood-down after the source of the activation was identified.
August 21-27, 2023
After a Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter flight to Waipiro Bay early on Saturday afternoon, the patient suffering a medical event was flown in a stable condition to Whakatane Hospital. The team rounded off the weekend with two Sunday missions to Tikitiki. One was again in the early afternoon, with the patient suffering a medical event flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital. The other was at 9.30pm that night and involved two patients, both suffering medical events, and both flown in stable conditions to Gisborne Hospital.
August 20, 2023, 8:20
A medical event at Ruatoria, patient did not require transport
August 18, 2023, 8:12
A medical event at Ruatoria, patient flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital