Search and rescue base testament to community
A new search and rescue base in Twizel is already proving its worth, even before the paint has dried on the community-funded $100,000 building.
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Rafting trip's dramatic end
Rafting trip's dramatic end
Two young men, missing after a trip down Lee Stream on flotation devices went wrong, were found cold and tired early this morning.
Ground broken on LandSAR site
Ground broken on LandSAR site
Land Search and Rescue Wanaka should be operating out of its new headquarters by July, after the first sod was turned at the Ballantyne Rd site yesterday.
LandSAR has funds for building
LandSAR has funds for building
After months of fundraising, Land Search and Rescue Wanaka has met its monetary goal for a purpose-built headquarters, following the latest round of Otago Community Trust grants.
Dart on target as she makes LandSAR grade
Dart on target as she makes LandSAR grade
Meet Dart, the South's latest canine crusader.
Premises for Landsar, Coastguard take shape
Premises for Landsar, Coastguard take shape
Land Search and Rescue (Landsar) volunteers in the Mackenzie district are just three months away from moving out of a garden shed and into a new combined Landsar and Coastguard operations base in Twizel.
Board supports land lease request
Board supports land lease request
The Otago Conservation Board has recommended LandSAR Wanaka be granted a lease over reserve land so the search and rescue organisation can remain located near new police facilities into the future.
New SAR practices in wake of recent case
New SAR practices in wake of recent case
Southern district police and LandSAR representatives throughout Otago are to establish greater cross-district co-operation during large-scale operations similar to last month's exhaustive efforts in the Ahuriri Valley to locate missing Dunedin man David Palmer.
Search on for top LandSAR team
Search on for top LandSAR team
Search and rescue techniques will be tested and honed during a three-day event at Berwick next weekend.
Callout needless, SAR, police say
Callout needless, SAR, police say
An expensive search and rescue operation near Lake Hawea yesterday could have been avoided if clearer intentions were left by the tramper involved, Wanaka police and Land Search and Rescue representatives say.
Two callouts for Wanaka search crews
Two callouts for Wanaka search crews
LandSAR Wanaka members dealt with two search and rescue operations yesterday.
Police name tramper killed in fall
Police name tramper killed in fall
Wellington tramper Michael Gillard Taylor (60) died in a fall on December 31 while climbing Mt Twilight (2179m) in the Mt Aspiring National Park, Wanaka police confirmed yesterday.
Conditions test dogs, handlers
Conditions test dogs, handlers
Changeable snow conditions challenged search and rescue dogs and their handlers taking part in the annual LandSAR avalanche assessment camp at the Snow Farm at the weekend.
Estonian tramper rescued from gorge
Estonian tramper rescued from gorge
A bad bout of food poisoning and an expedition into extremely dangerous terrain gave Estonian tramper Andre Lipand a 26th birthday he will never forget after he became trapped in a deep gorge in Mount Aspiring National Park at the weekend.
Long-serving volunteers honoured
Long-serving volunteers honoured
Two LandSAR Wanaka volunteers were given honorary life memberships at the organisation's annual meeting this week.
Rescue volunteers respond to 36 calls
Rescue volunteers respond to 36 calls
LandSAR Wanaka volunteers have responded to 36 calls for help since July 1 last year, slightly more than the previous year.
Not far to search for support
Not far to search for support
Dunedin LandSAR held its first annual appeal day yesterday.
Stuck pair rescued in park
Stuck pair rescued in park
Wanaka Search and Rescue volunteers helped extricate two Aucklanders from the head of the remote Arawhata Valley in the western reaches of Mt Aspiring National Park yesterday afternoon.
Body retrieval first task with team
Body retrieval first task with team
The helicopter pilot who led the retrieval of a climber killed on Mt Aspiring on Wednesday was on his first operation for the Wanaka Alpine Cliff Rescue Team.
New SAR chairman
New SAR chairman
Experienced outdoorsman Roy Bailey has been appointed the new chairman of the award-winning Wanaka LandSAR group.