CEO Searchlight Vol 18 (August 2010 Edition) available
9/08/2010
CEO Searchlight Vol 18 (August 2010 Edition) available
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Bushcraft NZ
26/07/2010
Bushcraft Network Competition
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CEO Searchlight Vol 17 (July 2010 Edition) available
6/07/2010
CEO Searchlight Vol 17 (July 2010 Edition) available
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CEO Searchlight Vol 16 (June 2010 Edition) available
8/06/2010
CEO Searchlight Vol 16 (June 2010 Edition) available
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LandSAR NZ CEO announces Partnership with Tait Radio Communications
3/06/2010
New partnership delivers new level of safety to rescuers
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CEO Searchlight Vol 15 (May 2010 Edition) available
10/05/2010
CEO Searchlight Vol 15 (May 2010 Edition) available
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CEO Searchlight Vol 14 (April 2010 Edition) and Search Advisor Questionnaire
8/04/2010
LandSAR CEO Searchlight Vol 14 (April 2010 Edition) available
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Search Advisors
8/04/2010
Comment invited on the term "Search Advisor"
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CEO Searchlight Vol 13 (March 2010 Edition)
11/03/2010
LandSAR CEO Searchlight Vol 15 (May 2010 Edition) available
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CEO Searchlight Vol 12 (Feb 2010 Edition) available
4/02/2010
CEO Searchlight Vol 12 (Feb 2010 Edition)
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CEO Searchlight Vol 11 (Dec-Jan Edition)
22/12/2009
CEO Searchlight Vol 11 (Dec-Jan Edition) now available online
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MSC Education Manager Required
8/12/2009 - General Events
Mountain Safety Council Education Manager
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CEO Searchlight Vol 10 Now available
5/11/2009
LandSAR CEO Searchlight Vol10 Online
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LandSAR CEO Searchlight (Vol 9) Available
6/10/2009 - General Events
LandSAR October Searchlight now available online
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LandSAR Searchlight (Vol 8) September 2009
4/09/2009
Latest LandSAR Searchlight now available on line
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Latest LandSAR Newsletter available
23/07/2009
Latest LandSAR Newsletter available online
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New Field Support Officer Appointments for LandSAR NZ
17/07/2009
LandSAR Announces Two New Field Support Officer Appointments
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TVNZ Sponsors LandSAR NZ
14/07/2009
TVNZ Sponsors LandSAR NZ
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LandSAR Searchlight (Vol 7) July/August 2009
6/07/2009
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LandSAR Business Plans 2009-2010
3/07/2009
2009-2010 LandSAR Business Plans now available to view
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LandSAR CEO Searchlight June 2009 (Vol 6)
5/06/2009 - General Events
LandSAR Searchlight June 2009 (Issue 6)
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Governance Documents
4/06/2009
LandSAR Strategic Plan 2009 - 2014 now published
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LandSAR Searchlight May 2009 (Vol 5)
1/05/2009
LandSAR Searchlight May 2009 (Issue 5)
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Tourists 'not aware' of safety in backcountry
29/08/2008
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.
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Wanderer’s Account For 9% Of Lost People In NZ
31/07/2008
Dementia Wanderer’s Account For 9% Of Lost People In NZThere 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.
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New pendants to help those with Alzheimer's
2/06/2008
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.
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