Westpac Rescue Helicopter
Meet Kaz from Kāpiti
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.
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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 Alice from Paraparaumu
Alice was winched from the Paraparaumu bush after a severe fall.
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Meet Zachariah from Palmerston North
Being helped by a manual oxygen pump, premature baby Zachariah needed to get to Wellington Hospital fast.
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Meet Pip from Feilding
Thanks to your support, Pip was able to recover from a brain aneurysm, a condition that has a 60% survival rate.
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Meet Stefan from Wairarapa
A routine tonsillectomy turned into an emergency transfer from Masterton to Wellington for four-year-old Stefan, his mum, and baby sister.
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Meet Lincoln from Upper Hutt
Floating alone, freezing, 300 metres off the coast - Lincoln grew weaker by the second.
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Meet Joe from the Wairarapa
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.
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Meet Ethan from Nelson
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.
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Meet Colin from Blenheim
Colin Tandy barely clung to life after his truck rolled 80 metres down a Marlborough cliff.
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