Land Search and Rescue
Land Search and Rescue (LandSAR) is a national volunteer organisation within New Zealand providing Land Search & Rescue Services to the Police and public of New Zealand.
Organisation
LandSAR is an organisation which has over 2,500 trained Search & Rescue volunteers, who are members of 54 Land Search & Rescue groups, organised into seven regions, covering the length and breadth of New Zealand; and two national specialist groups – LandSAR Search Dogs and LandSAR Caving. Other specialist groups such as Alpine Cliff Rescue and Swift Water Rescue operate on a local level where there is a requirement for these specialist skills.
SAR Role
LandSAR assist Police in suburban/urban and wilderness/rural search & rescue operations, underground search & rescue operations in caves or other natural underground areas, shoreline Search & Rescue operations linked to marine incidents, and other agreed Search & Rescue operations.
LandSAR has a full time Chief Executive Officer and a National Training Coordinator based in Wellington, and four field officers, two for each island. The rest of the organisation is maintained by volunteers.
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