New Zealand Land Search and Rescue Inc. Latest News

CEO Searchlight Vol 18 (August 2010 Edition) available

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 08:33:09 GMT

CEO Searchlight Vol 18 (August 2010 Edition) available

Bushcraft NZ

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:35:57 GMT

Bushcraft Network Competition

CEO Searchlight Vol 17 (July 2010 Edition) available

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:49:24 GMT

CEO Searchlight Vol 17 (July 2010 Edition) available

NZ Outdoor Adventure Expo

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 16:15:31 GMT

CEO Searchlight Vol 16 (June 2010 Edition) available

Tue, 08 Jun 2010 21:48:53 GMT

CEO Searchlight Vol 16 (June 2010 Edition) available

LandSAR NZ CEO announces Partnership with Tait Radio Communications

Thu, 03 Jun 2010 15:58:48 GMT

New partnership delivers new level of safety to rescuers

CEO Searchlight Vol 15 (May 2010 Edition) available

Mon, 10 May 2010 08:50:01 GMT

CEO Searchlight Vol 15 (May 2010 Edition) available

CEO Searchlight Vol 14 (April 2010 Edition) and Search Advisor Questionnaire

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 17:44:57 GMT

LandSAR CEO Searchlight Vol 14 (April 2010 Edition) available

Search Advisors

Thu, 08 Apr 2010 14:32:49 GMT

Comment invited on the term "Search Advisor"

CEO Searchlight Vol 13 (March 2010 Edition)

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:21:17 GMT

LandSAR CEO Searchlight Vol 15 (May 2010 Edition) available

CEO Searchlight Vol 12 (Feb 2010 Edition) available

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 17:16:16 GMT

CEO Searchlight Vol 12 (Feb 2010 Edition)

CEO Searchlight Vol 11 (Dec-Jan Edition)

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 11:20:05 GMT

CEO Searchlight Vol 11 (Dec-Jan Edition) now available online

MSC Education Manager Required

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:33:54 GMT

Mountain Safety Council Education Manager

CEO Searchlight Vol 10 Now available

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:39:04 GMT

LandSAR CEO Searchlight Vol10 Online

LandSAR CEO Searchlight (Vol 9) Available

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:25:16 GMT

LandSAR October Searchlight now available online

LandSAR Searchlight (Vol 8) September 2009

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:20:51 GMT

Latest LandSAR Searchlight now available on line

Latest LandSAR Newsletter available

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 16:50:37 GMT

Latest LandSAR Newsletter available online

New Field Support Officer Appointments for LandSAR NZ

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:25:52 GMT

LandSAR Announces Two New Field Support Officer Appointments

TVNZ Sponsors LandSAR NZ

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:17:43 GMT

TVNZ Sponsors LandSAR NZ

LandSAR Searchlight (Vol 7) July/August 2009

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 10:45:42 GMT

LandSAR Business Plans 2009-2010

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:34:27 GMT

2009-2010 LandSAR Business Plans now available to view

LandSAR CEO Searchlight June 2009 (Vol 6)

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 16:44:19 GMT

LandSAR Searchlight June 2009 (Issue 6)

Governance Documents

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 15:08:57 GMT

LandSAR Strategic Plan 2009 - 2014 now published

LandSAR Searchlight May 2009 (Vol 5)

Fri, 01 May 2009 14:12:58 GMT

LandSAR Searchlight May 2009 (Issue 5)

Tourists 'not aware' of safety in backcountry

Sat, 06 Sep 2008 17:43:06 GMT

Backcountry safety was not being taken seriously by central government and could hurt tourism, according to Land Search and Rescue. LandSAR spokesperson Phil Melchior, of Wanaka, said the Tourism Ministry had put backcountry safety education in the too-hard-basket, fearing it could scare away tourists. The organisation met Tourism Minister Damien O'Connor in April to discuss ways to promote safety, including in-flight messages. "We got a lot of nice noises from the minister but when it came to following through it went very quickly into the too-hard-basket," he said.

Wanderer’s Account For 9% Of Lost People In NZ

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 16:28:20 GMT

Dementia Wanderer’s Account For 9% Of Lost People In NZ There are 40,746. people with dementia in New Zealand, with an estimated 12,333 new cases per year and that figure is predicted to grow to 74,821 by the year 2026.[1] There is an average of 714 land SAR incidents per year in which 732 people require emergency service organisations to mount search and rescue operations. People with Dementia/Alzheimer’s account for approximately 9% of all missing subjects. This figure can reasonably be expected to increase as the population ages. In recent years, the high profile media coverage of fatal cases has further highlighted the incidence of wandering.

New pendants to help those with Alzheimer's

Tue, 03 Jun 2008 10:09:11 GMT

Lorraine Joyes' family used to worry one day the police would call to say the elderly woman was missing. A simple device means they no longer have that fear. The 84-year-old, who suffers from vascular dementia, was prone to wandering off from the Mitchell Downs Home and Hospital where she now lives. The problem got so bad, her family faced having to put her in a more secure facility. But the Rotorua police Search and Rescue squad have a new tool that makes it easy - and quick - to find someone who has gone missing. Squad leader detective sergeant John Wilson said Mrs Joyes and five others in Rotorua would be given new tracking devices, similar to those used to track kiwi.