BayTrust Rescue Helicopter Open Day

Don’t miss your chance to meet the hardworking crew behind the BayTrust Rescue Helicopter.

This month the BayTrust Rescue Helicopter opens its hangar to public for their annual Open Day, held on base at Rotorua Hospital. Owned by New Zealand’s largest search and rescue helicopter operator, Philips Search and Rescue Trust, a series of base Open Days are being held around the Central North Island in March.

Serving the Rotorua Bay of Plenty region, community generosity plays a crucial role in funding the BayTrust Rescue Helicopter. The upcoming Open Day is an opportunity for people to see the impact their donations can have.

Pilot and Base Manager, Barry Vincent;

"This is a great opportunity for us to open our doors and allow the public to get close to the Rescue Helicopter and as well as our key partners in emergency work which includes NZ Fire Service, Police, Ambulance, Civil Defence and Coastguard. Come and join us at our Open Day and be a part of what you support as a community."

A day out with a difference, Rotorua’s Open Day will enable you to get up close and personal with the BayTrust Rescue Helicopter and crew. Rescue demonstrations by both the BayTrust Rescue Helicopter team and local emergency services, competitions, refreshments, entertainment and the opportunity to win a helicopter flight ensure an action packed day for the family.

Admission to the Open Day is free, held Sunday 29th March from 10am to 2pm in the BayTrust Hangar, Rotorua Hospital, Corner Arawa St and Pukeroa Rd, Rotorua, for further information call 0800 11 10 10 or visit http://rescue.org.nz.

Philips Search and Rescue Trust Open Days, 10am-2pm:

22 March - Greenlea Rescue Helicopter, Taupo - Central Plateau

22 March - Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter, Tauranga - Bay of Plenty

29 March - BayTrust Rescue Helicopter, Rotorua - Bay of Plenty

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