Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand

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September 2026

• 27 SepFour sailors rescued after Australian yacht strikes whale

November 2025

• 16 Nov 2025Pilot injured after helicopter crashes near Mākara wind farm+1

September 2025

• 16 Sep 2025Tugboat begins towing stricken tanker off Stewart Island coast

July 2025

• 18 Jul 2025Three people rescued from life raft in the Pacific Ocean
• 18 Jul 2025Three people rescued from sea north-east of New Zealand

March 2025

• 30 Mar 2025One person dead and another critical after Lake Hāwea plane crash
• 29 Mar 2025Search underway after light plane crashes in Central Otago