Mission Log

24 hours a day, 365 days a year

Below you will find a summary of our recent missions. Our life-saving services are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, and are completely free of charge to everyone in Hawke's Bay. For more information about our work please contact the Fundraising Team on 06 878 1630 or email mfm@hbhrt.org.nz

MVA transfer from Wairoa

3 years ago - Sunday 13th March
• 1130 hours At the request of DHB flew to Wairoa with a flight nurse and our own ICP to retrieve a male patient with injuries sustained in an MVA.

Wairoa transfers and a beacon activation

3 years ago - Friday 11th March
• 0550 hours Tasked by Air Desk to fly to Wairoa Airport to meet a St John Ambulance for a tarmac handover of a 36 y/o male patient.
• 1200 hours Tasked by RCC to a beacon activation in the Kaweka Ranges. The beacon was activated by 2 fly fishermen who were expecting a pickup from a commercial operator who was overdue. As our team approached the location the commercial operator was uploading his clients, so our helicopter was not required.
• 1930 hours At the request of DHB flew to Wairoa with a flight nurse and our own ICP to retrieve a teenage female patient with a medical condition.

Maternity patient from Wairoa

3 years ago - Wednesday 9th March
• 1620 hours At the request of DHB flew to Wairoa to retrieve a female maternity patient.

Medical condition and a MVA

3 years ago - Tuesday 8th March
• 0630 hours Tasked by Air Desk to a 2 car MVA on SH- 5 at Te Pohue. Our crew transported a 48 y/o male with back injuries to Hawke’s bay Hospital and the Greeenlea helicopter from Taupo transported a patient to Waikato Hospital.
• 1845 hours At the request of DHB flew to Wairoa to retrieve and elderly female patient with a medical condition.

Fall while abseiling on Te Mata Peak

3 years ago - Sunday 6th March
• 1445 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Te Mata Peak Park where a male, aged in his 20’s, slipped and fell whilst abseiling. The patient was able to be reached by our crew without need for a winch extraction. The patient, with multiple minor injuries, was flown to Hawke’s Bay Hospital for further assessment and treatment.

Missing Hunter

3 years ago - Saturday 5th March
• 0939 hours Requested by DHB to fly to Wairoa, with a doctor and flight nurse, to retrieve a male patient with head injury.
• 1650 hours Tasked by Police to conduct a search near Lake Waikaremoana for a missing hunter – the search was unsuccessful. We understand that a land based search located the hunter on Sunday morning.

Urgent Cardiac transfer to Wellington

3 years ago -
• 0410 hours Tasked by Air Desk to receive a helipad handover from a St John Ambulance of a 66 y/o male patient with a cardiac condition requiring immediate transfer to Wellington Hospital

Wairoa hospital transfer

3 years ago - Thursday 3rd March
• 1330 hours Requested by DHB to fly to Wairoa, with a doctor and flight nurse, to retrieve a female patient with a medical condition.

Young patient from Wairoa

3 years ago - Wednesday 2nd March
• 1620 hours Requested by DHB to fly to Wairoa, with a doctor and nurse, to retrieve a young baby suffering seizures.

Small boat overturned at Ocean Beach

3 years ago - Tuesday 1st March
• 1330 hours Tasked by Air Desk to Ocean Beach to a report of a small boat capsized and occupants in the water. Upon arrival the occupants of the overturned boat were safely on dry land, our Paramedic checked and found no reason to transport any patients.
• 1520 hours Requested by DHB to transfer a female patient with a cardiac condition, accompanied by a Doctor and flight nurse, to Wellington. Sadly, the patient died enroute to Wellington and the helicopter returned to base.