Life Flight

Baby August was a happy, cheeky, and brave boy that touched many hearts in his fourteen months on earth. Thank you to his parents, Ursula and Jake, for sharing their story.

Wairarapa local Ewen woke suddenly in his bed. His arms were numb, his body cold and clammy. He was having a massive heart attack.

Baby Taylor had a dramatic start to life; born prematurely in Nelson, she suffered a collapsed lung. Life Flight's Air Ambulance plane was ready.

Forty years ago, a seriously injured Andrew was flown from remote Wairarapa bush by Peter Button. Decades later, he needed the Westpac Chopper once more.

The Westpac Rescue Helicopter team winches three people off a boat near Kaikōura. No power and battling high waves, the boat sank five minutes later.

A routine ultrasound for Mum-to-be Rebekah had a different outcome than expected...

Living in a remote part of the country, Bill understands the need for Life Flight more than anyone.

What should have been a moment of joy quickly turned into distress when newborn Bentley didn’t respond as normal.

A walk on a friend's farm quickly took a turn for 85-year-old grandmother, Pat.

When two-year-old Tilly's blood test showed an abnormal result, her mum decided to Google what that meant. The first thing that came up was leukaemia. 

It was a wet day at work for Jarrod, who was driving along the rugged Mount Bruce landscape when suddenly he found himself rolling down a steep, grassy hill.

As Kaz lay in agony in the Maungakotukutuku hills with life-threatening injuries, the sound of the whirring blades of the Westpac Chopper gave her hope.

Kylie, her husband Fede and their two children went for a Sunday hike in the Remutaka Forest Park when disaster struck.

Alice was winched from the Paraparaumu bush after a severe fall.

When newborn Waylon started losing consciousness, an Air Ambulance Plane was quickly dispatched to get him to Wellington Hospital.

Being helped by a manual oxygen pump, premature baby Zachariah needed to get to Wellington Hospital fast.

Thanks to your support, Pip was able to recover from a brain aneurysm, a condition that has a 60% survival rate.

A routine tonsillectomy turned into an emergency transfer from Masterton to Wellington for four-year-old Stefan, his mum, and baby sister.

Floating alone, freezing, 300 metres off the coast - Lincoln grew weaker by the second.

Your kind donations help worried mothers like Katrina get their children the urgent specialist care they need.

When Joe broke his leg in the Aorangi Forest Park with night quickly approaching, he was thankful to have a personal location beacon on hand.

After a blissful nine months of eagerly waiting to become a Dad, Dilpreet’s life suddenly turned upside down when the doctor warned him he may lose his baby.

Twenty-eight weeks pregnant, Tracy had no idea her life was in danger when she was rushed to Nelson Hospital after her midwife spotted potentially fatal symptoms.

Indianna was born with congenital heart disease hypoplastic left heart syndrome. Her mum, Carmen, shares her story.

Colin Tandy barely clung to life after his truck rolled 80 metres down a Marlborough cliff.

Our Air Ambulance Plane provided safe transport for New Zealand's youngest receiver of a new heart.

After a devastating motorbike crash in the Wairarapa, Katie Jane was flown to Wellington Hospital – but the care she received didn’t end with that flight.

5-week-old Matese needed a life-saving flight in our Air Ambulance Plane to Starship Children's Hospital.

Our Westpac Chopper was able to provide Richard with a lifeline when his yacht became uncontrollable.