Missions

Missions performed by the Rescue Helicopter fall into three categories:

• Medivac (Medical Evacuation). Medivac missions are medical emergencies - such as hospital transfers.
• Casivac (Casualty Evacuation). Casivac missions are accident emergencies - e.g. boating
• Other (Fire / Police / Search and Rescue) The types of missions flown are varied.

Some examples of mission types include :

Coverage Area

The ARHT Westpac Rescue Helicopters serve every community in the greater Auckland region - a total of more than 1.4 million people!
Coverage is from Auckland, as far north as Te Hana, and as far south as Meremere, including Coromandel and the Gulf Islands.