Mission Log
February 6, 2023, 20:17
Just after the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter crew managed to get home to Gisborne and have some dinner, they were called to Mōrere to help search for a missing tramper. The team conducted the search using our Night Vision Goggles and were later stood down as the tramper had been found safe and well by NZ Police. A great outcome for all involved.
February 6, 2023, 16:34
While finishing up at Gisborne Hospital from a previous call-out, our team was dispatched to Wairoa for a patient suffering from a severe medical condition. On arrival, our Critical Care Flight Paramedic received handover from the Wairoa St John Ambulance crew and the patient was transported in a serious condition to Hawke’s Bay Fallen Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital.
February 6, 2023, 14:10
Starting a busy Waitangi Day for Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter, the team responded to Te Araroa for a trauma. Our Critical Care Flight Paramedic assessed and treated the patient, who was flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital.
February 5, 2023, 16:35
The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter crew responded to a motor vehicle accident at SH5 in Te Haroto, just north of Napier, where Police were on scene and closed the road so we could land as close as possible. After St John Ambulance handed over care to our Critical Care Flight Paramedic, the patient was flown in a stable condition to Hawke’s Bay Fallen Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital.
February 5, 2023, 00:43
Responding to Te Araroa for a trauma, the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter faced poor weather at the top of the East Cape so landed in TikiTiki, from where the local Fire and Emergency New Zealand volunteer crew gave our Critical Care Flight Paramedic a ride to the scene. Ruatoria St John ambulance were already on site and handed over care of the patient, who was then transported back to the helicopter in Tikitiki before being flown to Gisborne Hospital in a stable condition.
February 4, 2023, 11:25
Responding to a Personal Locator Beacon activation, the Rescue Co-ordination Centre dispatched our team to Matawai. Our on-board Critical Care Flight Paramedic assessed and treated the patient, who was then flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital.
February 3, 2023, 21:12
Just as our crew returned to the Eastland Helicopter Rescue Trust hanger from a mission to Tahunga, they were called to Tikitiki for a trauma. Our on-board Critical Care Flight Paramedic assessed and treated the patient, who was then flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital.
February 3, 2023, 18:19
Responding to a Personal Locator Beacon activation, the Rescue Co-ordination Centre dispatched our team to Tahunga, where our on-board Critical Care Flight Paramedic assessed and treated the patient before they were flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital.
January 30, 2023, 05:13
The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Helicopter Rescue team travelled to Ngati Porou Hauora Te Puia Springs Hospital for a patient who was suffering from a medical event. Passed over to the care of our on-board Critical Care Flight Paramedic, the patient was flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital.
January 24, 2023, 15:00
Directed by the Rescue Co-ordination Centre to a location at Bartletts Hill, our team was able to locate the patient quickly using a Personal Locator Beacon. Grateful to have been found so fast, the patient was assessed by our on-board Critical Care Flight Paramedic before being flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital.
January 24, 2023, 10:30
Called to Tikitiki for a trauma, the Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter team received assistance from Police already on the scene. Our onboard Critical Care Flight Paramedic assessed and stabilised the patient, who was flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital.
January 23, 2023, 15:22
The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Helicopter Rescue team responded to a medical event in Tikitiki, where the patient was assessed by our on-board Critical Care Flight Paramedic, then flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital to receive further care.
January 22, 2023, 22:11
After our team was dispatched to Tikitiki for a patient suffering from a medical event, St John passed the care of the patient over to our onboard Critical Care Flight Paramedic and the patient was flown to Gisborne Hospital for further treatment.
January 20, 2023, 12:54
The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Rescue Helicopter was sent to Raukumara for a medical event. Our on-board Critical Care Flight Paramedic stabilised the patient who was then flown in a serious condition to Waikato Hospital for further treatment.
January 8, 2023, 12:47
The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Helicopter Rescue team were dispatched to Ruatoria. St John’s were on the scene when we arrived along with a female patient suffering from a medical condition. Her care was handed to our on-board critical care paramedic. She was transported to Te Whatu Ora Gisborne Hospital to receive further care.
January 1, 2023, 17:50
The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Helicopter Rescue was called to Te Araroa for a patient with a medical condition. After being treated by our on-board Critical Care Flight Paramedic, they were flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital.