Passionate aviator Dean Voelkerling has flown his last flight. The man who helped thousands of people as a paramedic and then as a rescue helicopter pilot was given a fitting farewell yesterday at Toll Stadium in Whangarei. Hundreds of people…
In a bid to save more lives Northland firefighters will make it to emergencies even quicker thanks to an initiative that will see them fly to serious incidents in isolated areas. Fire and Emergency New Zealand and the Northland Rescue…
It was a mad dash to find cellphone coverage after a man injured himself on a scenic walkway. A rescue mission got underway after the 52-year-old man fell 10 metres down a bank in West Auckland’s Waitakere Ranges. He had…
A crew member on board a container ship destined for Australia was rescued by the Northland Rescue Helicopter team after seriously injuring his arm. It was one of three rescues carried out by the Whangarei-based helicopter crew in one day….
…. Auckland’s Nigel Baker had a victory of his own in this year’s event – he didn’t make it to the finish line in 2016, after he suffered a cardiac arrest and heart attack at the 19km mark. Friends and fellow competitors performed…
Firefighters prepping for an emergency rescue training session swung into action to help a man suspected to have fallen an estimated 50m down a cliff. Police and St John paramedics rushed to join a group of firefighters at Paranui Falls…