Aerocool Rescue Helicopter

Please help your rescue crew save more lives

Accident or emergency situations can happen anywhere, anytime. It’s what happens next that matters.

Urgent treatment means a greater chance of patient recovery. When the Aerocool Rescue Helicopter is tasked to a life-saving emergency rescue via the emergency 111 call system, it is the best and often the only option.

Founded in 2000, the Aerocool Rescue Helicopter is a free emergency rescue service for the Coastal Bay of Plenty region, bringing life-saving equipment, rescue personnel and trauma-trained Critical Care Flight Paramedics directly to the patient.

We cannot do what we do without the support of our community. We rely on the kindness of people like you to save lives every day.

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YOUR STORIES

Sep 3, 2024

Your incredible support helped save Geoff’s life

Thanks to generous kind-hearted people like you, Geoff was airlifted to Waikato Hospital in the nick of time. Geoff and his wife had no idea their world was about to turn upside down.

May 7, 2024

A Redwood Forest rescue - thanks to you!

On a beautiful Rotorua day, Jonty, a keen mountain biker, was enjoying the tracks and trails in the scenic Redwood Forest.

Feb 29, 2024

Rescued after a terrible mountain bike accident – thanks to you!

Jonty and his wife were cycling down the gorgeous Te Poaka trail in the Redwood Forest, when things took a nasty turn…

Jonty told us, “I got to about halfway down the trail when I lost control…