Additional Information

Useful Links

Search and Rescue Council member organisations

• Civil Aviation Authority 
• New Zealand Defence Force 
• New Zealand Police
• Maritime New Zealand
• Ministry of Transport

Other organisations involved in SAR

• New Zealand Coastguard - maritime search and rescue service
• New Zealand Land Search and Rescue - land Search & Rescue to Police and public.
  • http://www.fnsar.org.nz Far North Land Search and Rescue
• Urban Search and Rescue - dealing with urban emergencies
• Department of Conservation - conserving the natural and historic heritage
• Amateur Radio Emergency Communications - public service arm of Amateur Radio
• NZ Mountain Safety Council - outdoor safety for land-based recreation
• Antarctica New Zealand - government activities Antarctica and Southern Ocean
• Maritime Operations Centre -
monitor internationally designated distress frequencies

SAR organisations in other countries

• Australian Search and Rescue
• Canadian Search and Rescue Secretariat
• United States Association for Search and Rescue
• Iceland Search and Rescue 
• South African National Sea Rescue Institute
• United Kingdom Royal National Lifeboat Institution
• United States Coastguard Search and Rescue
• Japanese Guard and Rescue Department

Organisations offering SAR training, products or services

• Safety at Sea - specialists in sea survival equipment
• Search and Rescue Institute of NZ - search and rescue training centre
• Emergency Management Academy of New Zealand - emergency management and technical rescue training

Other relevant websites

• New Zealand Government Services - information about NZ government agencies 
• New Zealand Fire Service
• New Zealand St John Ambulance Association
• Wellington Free Ambulance