Westpac Rescue - Auckland

It's National Blood Donor Week, so two of our pilots rolled up their sleeves at New Zealand Blood Service Epsom to give blood and plasma (also known as liquid gold!)

As a rescue helicopter service, we carry and administer blood onboard our aircraft to critically injured patients. It’s a vital part of the advanced aeromedical care we provide.

A huge thank you to everyone who donates. Your generosity helps make a real difference every day. ❤️🩸

Yesterday we celebrated two of our crew members for their remarkable service milestones.

Casey Drum (Deputy Clinical Operations Manager and Critical Care Paramedic) and Simon Owen (Pilot) were each acknowledged for an impressive 10 years of service with a plaque presented by our COO Karl Taylor.

We're so grateful to have such dedicated and compassionate individuals on our crew. A huge thank you to Casey and Simon for your years of commitment to our service.🚁

🎉 WE HAVE A WINNER 🎉

The keys to the 1971 Plymouth 'Cuda 440 Hardtop have found their new owner.

Congratulations to Malcolm from Hamilton, Ticket #8454, who is now the proud winner of this incredible American muscle car.

A huge thank you to everyone who entered. Every ticket purchased helped support the life-saving work of Auckland Rescue, helping keep our crews, aircraft and critical care services mission-ready when people need us most.

While the 'Cuda has found its owner, our next Classic Car Lottery is already underway.

The legendary 1969 Dodge Charger R/T, independently appraised at $315,000, is now up for grabs.

Missed the 'Cuda? Don't miss your next cue - classiccarlottery.org.nz

It's been the hero's car. The villain's car. The car that made audiences lean back in their seats. Now the 1969 Dodge Charger R/T could be yours. 🏁

Ground-up restored with a 440 Magnum V8 and rebuilt for one thing - performance.

This $315,000 icon is the star of our new Classic Car Lottery, and every ticket helps keep the Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter mission-ready, 24/7, 365 days a year.

🎟️ $100 per ticket
🚗 Only 15,000 tickets
❤️ Every entry helps save lives

When lives count on us, it's great knowing we can count on you.

Don't miss your cue. Enter now 👉 classiccarlottery.org.nz

🚁Over the weekend we were tasked with the interhospital transfer of a patient suffering a serious medical complaint . Here is our AW169 after landing on the newly upgraded helipad at Whangārei Base Hospital awaiting the transfer to Auckland City Hospital.
We wish the patient all the best with their recovery ❤
https://www.rescuehelicopter.org.nz/
📸 Corey Milnes

Westpac Rescue has been voted the Most Trusted Charity brand for the third consecutive year in the Reader's Digest New Zealand Most Trusted Brand Awards 2026🏆

This is one of our crew, Pilot Rob accepting the award from Sheron White, GM of Publishing and Sales Asia Pacific on behalf of Westpac Rescue crews up and down the motu.

Thank you as always for your ongoing support of our rescue helicopter service, we really appreciate you all for the support ❤🚁
https://www.rescuehelicopter.org.nz/