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Omahuta Forest trio found safe and well. July 2009

Police are defending a Northland pig hunter who spent two bitterly cold nights lost in the bush with two children.
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Mt Mania Rescue, 65 year old located safe and well. APRIL 09

A 65 year old lady tramping with a friend in the My Mania reserve got separated after stopping for a rest.
Locating the lost party around 03:00 hours tired but safe and well.
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Shortest CALLOUT ?? 'ever' in Northland SAR history...!

In late February 2009, what amounted to what must have been the shortest call-out ever (under 2 minutes) came about when an elderly gentleman in his 70's went missing from an Waipu rest home.
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Boxing DAY SAR callout resulted in the missing party being found while search and rescue were responding. - Boxing Day 26 Dec 2008

Boxing DAY SAR callout resulted in the missing party being found while search and rescue were responding.

Tomarata(Te aire Point) Callout - Two females were overdue coming back down from the Te aire point from having a picnic.
Located safe & well.
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Support NLSAR
Northland Search and Rescue (NLSAR) are always interested in talking to people who may be keen to join us, support our group, or even promote who we are.

Prospective members are generally people who are over the age of eighteen years old, have an interest in the outdoors, have some level of fitness, a desire to help others, be able to work as part of a team, and above all, have values which include integrity, and honesty. There are a limited number of other support roles which does not require quite so high a level of fitness. NLSAR operate 24/7 (24hours/day 7 days/week), frequently in stormy arduous conditions in the middle of the night.

NLSAR are always keen to talk to those that are interested in supporting our quest to help others & save lives. We are a professional unpaid, not for profit, volunteer based search and rescue group that provides specialist skills to assist NZ Police save lives in any conditions, anywhere, anytime within Northland. We recognize those who support us by promoting them whenever we can.

Our team are the ones that frequently appear, do the job or task, and then disappear without recognition especially in the middle of the night in a storm. Our focus is on a quick successful resolution in the best way we can.

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