Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust 3.86

515 Memorial Avenue
Christchurch, 8053
New Zealand

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The Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust has successfully administered a professional air rescue service since 1989. This has been achieved in partnership with Garden City Helicopters, the operator of the service, and the Order of St John, through its paramedics and 111 emergency call service.

Since 1989, thousands of people throughout Canterbury and the West Coast have been successfully flown from accident sites and hospitals to critical care units throughout the South Island and further afield by three main operations - The Westpac Rescue Helicopter, based in Christchurch, the NZCC Rescue Helicopter based in Greymouth and the New Zealand Flying Doctor Service fixed wing aircraft also based in Christchurch.

The success of this crucial service is due, in no small part, to the fact that the Trust has the recognition, co-operation and support of the Police, Ambulance Service, ACC, Hospitals, Coastguard and of course, the community which it serves.

During the continuing changes throughout the health sector and ACC, the Trust has continued to provide a pre-eminent, world-class air rescue and air ambulance service on which the lives of so many depend.

This has been achieved through the commitment of the Trustees, Rescue Crew and the sponsors and supporters of the service - without whom the service would simply not exist. The current funding environment means that only 30% of air rescue operational costs are met by ACC and Ministry of Health payments and the remaining 70% comes entirely from business sponsorship, community grants, gaming grants and donations raised from the community in continuing fundraising efforts.

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