Recent stories
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Through thick and thin
Volunteer rescuer Anton Romirer has spent more than two decades helping people through some of the country’s toughest conditions, notably with the same 1994 Toyota Hilux for every callout.
Injured and alone
It had all the elements of a tense drama – a signal for help from a hunter somewhere in remote bush, perhaps lost, maybe injured, and the weather closing in with Cyclone Vaianu threatening to wreak havoc.
Rescue, ride and a roof over their head
A Taupō constable is being described as a “humble hero” after rescuing two profoundly deaf women trapped in their car in rising floodwaters.
Roles clarified in maritime rescues
The Lake Taupō harbourmaster has clarified its role in rescues with Fire and Emergency after FENZ struggled to get hold of them when a boy was rescued just before Christmas.
Seven rescued after ‘river float’ goes wrong
Seven people had to be rescued from the Waikato River on Wednesday night, using a jetboat and a jetski.
Warning issued over boat fire
Lake Taupō's harbourmaster has issued a warning to a teenager in charge of a boat that caught fire just before Christmas.
Boy left swimming for life as rescue helicopter call delayed
A boy with no lifejacket spent an hour swimming away from his burning boat on Lake Taupō while rescue helicopter calls were delayed by police, RNZ has learned.
Survivor recalls hours trapped under a tractor
Lying trapped and alone under his tractor Mangakino farmer Peter (Rupert) Pembroke thought ‘maybe this is it”.
Winch appeal hauls in the cash
The Greenlea Rescue Helicopter team is less than $25,000 away from its ambitious $616,071 fundraising goal, for a new winch.
Couple share rescue stories
Hosts of this weekend’s Whakaipo Lodge Summer Concert have more reasons than most to support the Greenlea Rescue helicopter.
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