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More than 40,000 people have been helped by Life Flight in their time of need, for many of those the emergency flight saved their life. Thank you to the following generous local businesses who have partnered with Life Flight to save lives, together.
Principal Sponsors
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Westpac and Life Flight have worked together since 1981. Over the past four decades there have been dramatic rescues, technological advancements, and countless lives saved. Life Flight is grateful for the ongoing support of Westpac, who are the naming rights sponsor of the Rescue Helicopter.
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Not-for-profit Kiwi health insurer Accuro is the principal Air Ambulance supporter for the Life Flight Trust. “We share the same philosophies, we are both not-for-profits and we are both dedicated to supporting the health of Kiwis in tough times,” says Lance Walker, CEO of Accuro Health Insurance. “We are also providing health insurance cover for their air ambulance staff, so if they do need medical care themselves, they can receive it as soon as possible and get back to their critical life-saving work.”
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"We have been the Ford Dealer for the Wairarapa region since 1931 and in recent years added the Mazda Franchise along with Suzuki & Kawasaki motorcycles. We also operate a heavy truck servicing facility on a separate site. We are a bunch of passionate car & motorcycle enthusiasts who love what we do. We chose to support Life Flight on behalf of our entire community. It’s not a case of should we support them but MUST support them. We have a very good Hospital here in Masterton but, like other rural areas, it only provides medical care up to a certain level. Serious accidents in remote rural areas and health issues that require urgent specialist attention are all located at Wellington Hospital, and that’s when Life Flight steps in and makes it happen and happen fast. Using a combination of the Westpac Chopper we all know but also the fixed-wing aircraft depending on the situation. The amount of lives they have saved in our region alone over the years just blows us away, and we are proud sponsors of this fantastic charity."
Family sponsors
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Fujifilm has generously donated printing services and paper for many years.
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Hiremaster is proud to be a long-standing supporter of Life Flight since the early days of Peter Button, continuously supporting them for over 30 years. "We’re grateful to be able to provide the event supplies needed for their annual Open Day, to partner with them for the annual Life Flight Gala Dinner and the many other ways we have been able to help Life Flight over the years."
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Life Flight and Interislander’s relationship began the day of the Wahine maritime disaster. When the Union Steam Ship vessel Wahine ran aground at the entrance to Wellington Harbour, Life Flight’s founder, Peter Button was among the crowd watching as the Interislander ferry, Aramoana, came to the aid of the distressed.
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Mitre 10 Crofton Downs, Martinborough and Upper Hutt along with Mitre 10 MEGA Masterton, Marlborough, Lower Hutt, Petone and Porirua are lending a hand to Life Flight to ensure Kiwis in the Wellington/Wairarapa/Marlborough Region can get help when it’s most needed.
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New Zealand Community Trust is a tremendous and long-standing funder of Life Flight's Air Ambulance service, having funded thousands of life-saving missions for people in need.
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NZME generously helps advertise Life Flight’s Open Day and other key events throughout the year.
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Seven stores - Masterton, Kāpiti, Kilbirnie, Lower Hutt, Petone, Porirua and Upper Hutt - are supporting their local communities as a Life Flight Family Sponsor.
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Life Flight is grateful for Pub Charity’s long-standing support over the years. Most recently, Pub Charity generously funded the extensive fit-out and refurbishment of three Air Ambulance Planes.
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Communication is critical when responding to an emergency. Vital (formerly TeamTalk) generously provides support for all radio communications on-board the aircraft to ensure the crew can communicate quickly and easily when every moment counts.
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"The team at Wellington Airport is proud to provide Life Flight Trust with financial assistance to support the service's operations, making donations to the Trust go further. With Life Flight Trust's Air Rescue Centre based at Wellington Airport, we see first-hand the vital service the team at Life Flight Trust provides our community."
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"As a family business, we have been a part of the Wellington community for the last 25 years. As such, we like to support the Wellington region’s families not only with a better night’s sleep but also when they need to keep their families safe and cared for in a crisis. We feel supporting Life Flight Trust is one of the great ways we can do this."
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Life Flight Trust is identified as providing a vital service for Wellington and is therefore supported by Wellington City Council with an annual grant.
Community sponsors
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AV Media work in premium venues across the country to educate, inspire and motivate using the latest in audiovisual technology & innovative ideas. They support Life Flight's Open Day & Life Flight Gala Dinner to help raise money to keep the crew flying.
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Thanks to Flight Coffee, the Life Flight crews are fueled with coffee so they can save lives any time of the day or night.
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"Holistec originally wrote software for the Aviation Industry – and so we find it most rewarding to link our aviation heritage to supporting the wonderful job that the Life Flight Team does for the Wellington Region."
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Jetts Fitness is generously supporting the fitness, health and wellbeing of the Life Flight team by providing free access to their gyms, ensuring the crew are ready for anything.
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"In our eyes, The Life Flight Trust is a worthy charity who will swiftly come to your aid in a genuine time of need. These are devoted people in a committed organisation." – Ajay and Sonny Jina, Directors.
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Kubota New Zealand has generously donated the tractors that get the fleet in and out of their hangars for every life-saving mission.
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Sellar & Sellar are long-standing supporters of Life Flight and proud to be Community Sponsors of a life-saving organisation.
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Wairarapa's premier animal health team is a proud Community Sponsor of Life Flight.
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Life Flight is delighted to have Star Hospitality Group as an essential part of the team. Through their generosity in supporting the Life Flight Gala, and many other Life Flight events, they help save lives.
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"The Upper Hutt Cosmopolitan Club selected the Life Flight Trust as its 2020 Charity because several members of our local community have survived life-threatening incidents because of the wonderful efforts by the Life Flight Trust team".
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Visual Industrie is very proud to support Life Flight. We are happy to use our expertise in graphic design, print and signage to help them whenever and however they need it so they can continue to focus on saving lives.
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We are a 3000-acre working sheep station high above the thunderous Palliser Bay. Being a 70-minute drive from Masterton means when medical events occur, Life Flight is the fastest response. We have called upon Life Flight 5 times, with staff, guests, and immediate community members all affected by this service.