What if... your donation could save a life?

Imagine... a loved one in desperate need of urgent medical help. In that critical moment, the Grassroots Trust Rescue Helicopter is their lifeline.

Every flight is a race against time, and your donation is what makes these life-saving missions possible. With your support, the crew can reach those in need with the best equipment and care onboard.

Your generosity could be the difference between life and death.

Donate now and save a life.
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Please help your rescue crew save more lives

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

Every minute counts. The sooner treatment begins, the greater the chance of patient recovery. When the Grassroots Trust Rescue Helicopter is tasked to a life-saving emergency rescue mission via the emergency 111 call system, it is the best, and in many cases, the only option.

Founded in 1991, the Grassroots Trust Rescue Helicopter is a free emergency rescue service for the Manawatu and Whanganui regions, 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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Help us gear up

When every second counts, your rescue helicopter and highly skilled crew are there to save lives. But we need your help to keep flying and equipped with the latest life-saving equipment.

Each time you give, you help deliver a flying Intensive Care Unit straight to the side of a patient in critical need.

Your rescue helicopter is a vital lifeline for those in need, but it requires essential equipment to operate at its best. Your donation, means we are rescue ready and ensures your highly skilled rescue crew have the tools they need to save lives this summer.

Every dollar counts in critical moments... Help us gear up and together, we can make a life-saving impact!
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EQUIPMENT

Your donations help us equip our rescue helicopters with specialist, life-saving equipment and give our crew everything they need to save lives.

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YOUR STORIES

Peter wouldn’t be alive today, if it wasn’t for generous supporters
Peter was living out in the country, in rural Mangakino. On a cold and blustery day, he went to feed out silage on their remote farm.
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“Your donation is lifechanging for someone like me.”
When Ruth dislocated her shoulder, she was high on a rugged mountain range.
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“I cried tears of relief when I realised help had come.”
69-year-old Susan was tramping with her brother-in-law and husband in the bush…

…when her foot slipped.
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