Your Stories - Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter | Philips Search and Rescue Trust

Do you have a story to share?

Patients and donors are at the heart of everything we do. Your stories are a powerful testament to human strength, courage, vulnerability, and hope.

Your stories inspire others and bring awareness to the lifesaving work undertaken by the highly skilled personnel onboard the Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter, who are saving lives every day.

If you have experienced our service or held a fundraising event or activity for your rescue helicopter, you have a story to tell, and we’d love for you to share it with us. Click here to share your story.

Jul 24, 2016

Cardiac on the 10th

The photos of two Waikato Westpac Rescue Helicopter crew on an advertising brochure is imprinted on Carolyn Eggers’ brain. “Those pilots were there in person helping my husband,” she recalls.

May 17, 2016

Newborn nightmare for the Lintag family

THANK YOU FOR HELPING THESE LITTLE ONES RECEIVE THE CARE THEY URGENTLY NEED – BABY MAYA’S EMERGENCY AS TOLD BY HER MOTHER, JENNY LINTAG

OUR DAUGHTER MAYA IS A MIRACLE WE WILL ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL FOR.…

Apr 22, 2016

Straight from the heart

THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS A ROUTINE FLIGHT. YOUR SUPPORT ENSURED AN URGENT TRANSPORT FOR SUE POLLARDSue was facing what no mother should have to; the loss of her terminally ill daughter.