Westpac Rescue Helicopters
Please note:
A minimum of $5 or 900 hotpoints is needed to make a donation.
About
New Zealand’s rescue helicopters provide a vital safety net for all people. Performing thousands of missions every year and operating nationwide through 15 local rescue helicopter services, many of the rescue choppers act as flying intensive care units. Along with remote rescue, the highly trained specialist crews have been called upon to perform critical hospital transfers, attend emergency births, and respond to car and boating accidents. In fact they may attend any type of emergency where rapid response or difficult location is a factor. And they’ll do this any time of the day or night, every day of the year, right across the country.
Westpac has been a proud sponsor of the rescue helicopter services for over 40 years, as:
- The principal sponsor of the Auckland, Waikato, Wellington and Canterbury rescue helicopter services;
- An associate sponsor of the West Coast, Tauranga, Taupo and Palmerston North rescue helicopter trusts;
- A provider of support and funding to promote and manage the annual Westpac Chopper Appeal, which supports all rescue helicopters in New Zealand.