16-Dec-2022Source: Stuff
Two trustees at Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust (ARHT) have taken legal action to stop a plan to strip the organisation of tens of millions of dollars worth of assets and vest them in a private company instead. See Full Story. ... Read more
31-Jul-2020Source: Stuff
The Ministry of Health has dealt the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust a breach of contract notice over the leak of Covid-19 patient data. See Full Story.... Read more
12-Jun-2020Source: 1 News
Every year, the helicopters take off to rescue individual lives and those which shaped the nation, including last year’s Whakaari/White Island eruption. See Full Story.... Read more
10-Dec-2018Source: HeliHub.com
Mark Newman, the former boss of Mainfreight Europe has been made the new chief executive of Auckland Rescue Helicopter trust. Murray Bolton, chairman to Trust has said that Newman will be leading them through big changes and into “a new era.” This comes after a call for investigation into bullying and harassment in the organisation,... Read more
20-Apr-2017Source: HeliHub.com
The New Zealand Government is currently underway with planning a large change for the country’s rescue helicopter services. Auckland’s Rescue Helicopter Trust’s chief executive, Greg Barrows, has commented that suggestions of rationalization and amalgamation have been brought up. As well as planning, they are taking into account their many fundraising programmes. The government pays for... Read more
18-Sep-2014Source: TVNZ
The Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust has announced it won’t be applying for funding from the Auckland Amenities Funding Board. See Full Story... Read more
2-Apr-2014Source: Scoop
Justice Thomas‘ High Court decision was to reject on all counts the Westpac Helicopter Trusts’ request for a judicial review and dismissed its application. See full story... Read more
2-Mar-2014Source: News Talk ZB
The trust is challenging a decision by the Auckland Council-controlled Regional Amenities Funding Board to cut its funding by $750,000 over two years. See full story... Read more
15-Dec-2013Source: NZ Herald
Westpac Rescue Helicopter Trust chief executive Murray Bolton is furious the Auckland Regional Amenities Funding Board will give the trust $450,000 to operate next year – down from $900,000 this year and well short of the $1.5 million the trust sought See full story... Read more
9-Jul-2013Source: Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust
The Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust today confirmed that the future of the HEMS project (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service) was secure. Trust CEO Greg Barrow said the Board had recently signed off on a three year proposal to support the HEMS project and funding had been allocated accordingly in future budgets. “Although our annual ratepayer funding... Read more
