Life Flight

Each week 28 people need time-critical aeromedical care. With your support, the Westpac Rescue Helicopter and Air Ambulance Planes are there in their moment of need.

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Meet Theo from Whanganui

Hours after his birth, something was terribly wrong with Theo. He could barely breathe or feed. As his symptoms continued, a flight to Wellington's paediatric ward was his best chance at survival.

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Meet Georgia from Masterton

As Georgia went into premature labour, the doctors and nurses did everything they could to delay baby Mirabella's birth. Time was running out, and our supporters gave them the best chance possible.

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Meet Axle from Blenheim

New parents, Jess and Colby, had their lives shaken when baby Axle arrived six weeks early. Separated from their family, Life Flight's supporters brought them home.

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Meet Isaac from Wellington

A few short days after Adelle brought her first and only, Isaac, home after being born, he started experiencing a brain haemorrhage. Our generous donors got him to life-saving surgery.

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Meet Louis and Freda from Blenheim

Every Sunday, Louis hops on his bike selling chicken eggs, raising money for a very special cause. The people who helped his baby sister Freda.

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Meet Georgia and Piper from New Plymouth

After spending more than four months in Wellington Hospital, your support brought them home.

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In memory of August

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.

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Meet Taylor from Nelson

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.

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Meet Santiago from Wellington

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

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Meet Waylon from Clyde

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

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