The Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter is a New Zealand accident and emergency rescue and transport service operated by the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust (ARHT). The trust operates two AW169 and one BK117 helicopters on behalf of the helicopter owners—the greater Auckland community. There are four "Westpac Rescue Helicopter" services in New Zealand, but they are all separate entities and only linked by the same major sponsor.
Westpac Rescue Helicopter
The Auckland helicopter at its base in Mechanics Bay.
Image: Prime Minister of New Zealand doing as Surf Jump at Piha
Piha Surf Life Saving Club is a surf lifesaving club for the southern section of Piha, on the west coast of Auckland, New Zealand, some 45 km from the Auckland City centre. The patrol was featured in the TVNZ reality show Piha Rescue.
Piha Surf Life Saving Club - Clubhouse 1935
Cork filled rescue belt being used during training at Piha c. 1935
Looking North over Piha Beach to Lion Rock
Chariot Race, Piha Surf Club Carnival, c. 1938