Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Trust

Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Trust The Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Service provides critical medical help to southern New Zealand.

The Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter service is operated by HeliOtago from its bases in Dunedin and Queenstown and provides critical medical help to the communities of southern New Zealand.

The highly skilled pilots, engineers and paramedics from the Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Service work as a team to...
24/09/2026

The highly skilled pilots, engineers and paramedics from the Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Service work as a team to provide critical care directly to patients across our southern region.

Your support helps the Trust to continue to support this world-class service - www.otagorescue.co.nz/support-us/donate

19/09/2026

The community-funded low level IFR routes across our southern region ensure that the Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Service is able to fly when they previously wouldn't have been able to. Listen to Graeme explaining the IFR routes.

Find out more about IFR routes - www.otagorescue.co.nz/about/helipads-and-ifr-routes

Ventilators, monitors, ultrasound, laryngoscopes and more – take a look at the world-class equipment that our community ...
16/09/2026

Ventilators, monitors, ultrasound, laryngoscopes and more – take a look at the world-class equipment that our community has funded. Thank you for your support that enables a world-class response across our region.

Find out more about the equipment - www.otagorescue.co.nz/about/equipment

There are many ways to show your support and help save lives across our region. The Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Tr...
14/09/2026

There are many ways to show your support and help save lives across our region. The Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Trust is grateful for the ongoing donations and gifts from individuals, community groups and businesses!

Find out more about the ways to support us - www.otagorescue.co.nz/support-us

11/09/2026

The Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Service has completed more than 50,000 flight hours. The service is world-class, providing the best possible response to patients across our region 24/7, 365 days a year.

Help us support critical care across the Lower South - www.otagorescue.co.nz/support-us/donate

11/09/2026

Hospital transfers are an important part of the work carried out by the Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Service, moving critically unwell patients to the tertiary level care they need.

Read about Colin's urgent transfer from Southland Hospital to Dunedin - www.otagorescue.co.nz/stories/colins-story

10/09/2026

The Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Service covers approximately 28% of New Zealand's landmass and carries out more than 2,000 missions a year, each demanding a highly skilled team, world-class equipment and careful coordination — all to provide the best possible response for patients across our region.

See how you can support this critical rescue service - www.otagorescue.co.nz/support-us/donate

The remoteness and isolation of some of our rural communities means the Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Service is cri...
08/09/2026

The remoteness and isolation of some of our rural communities means the Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Service is critical in providing a pathway between emergencies and the care needed to survive.

Your support helps everyone in our southern communities.

Learn more about the service - www.otagorescue.co.nz

06/09/2026

We are so grateful to the ILT for their generous funding support, helping to ensure that the Otago Southland Rescue Helicopter Service is ready to respond to Invercargill patients, 24/7. We greatly appreciate working with ILT as one of the key community partners in our southern region.

Learn more about our family of supporters - www.otagorescue.co.nz/supporters

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