Mission Log

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This was the start of a busy day with the first task to Matawai for a patient with a medical condition. They were transported in a stable condition under the watch of our on-board critical care paramedic to Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti Gisborne Hospital. 

Our team headed to Anaura Bay. The patient had sustained head injuries from a fall. Our on-board critical care paramedic assessed the patient and they were taken to Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti Gisborne Hospital for treatment. 

The Trust Tairāwhiti Eastland Helicopter Rescue team were tasked to Te Araroa to a patient suffering from a medical condition. The person was transported to Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti Gisborne Hospital in a stable condition for further treatment. 

The Trust Tairāwhiti Rescue Helicopter was dispatched to assist a young female with a medical condition in Hicks Bay. St John’s and the Hicks Bay Fire crew were on scene to assist. The patient was flown to Te Whatu Ora Tairāwhiti Gisborne Hospital for further treatment.