Wellington Land Search and Rescue Members with packs and equipment walking towards an NH90 helicopter that has landed in a large green field.

Search & Rescue Support

For the Lost, Missing and Injured

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Need to report someone lost or missing? Call 111 and ask for Police

What We Do

A male Police officer stands in front of a group of LandSAR volunteers in their orange hi-vis uniforms. He is pointing to a map and briefing the volunteers.
About us

LandSAR Wellington is an organisation of unpaid professionals that provide search and rescue services to the Police and the Rescue Coordination Centre across the greater Wellington region.

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When to call 111

People are often unsure about when a situation warrants a 111 call to police. A general rule of thumb: IF IN DOUBT, CALL 111.

Examples
Female LandSAR volunteer in the bush. She is wearing an orange LandSAR hi-vis vest, and is reading from her notebook while transmitting via an orange handheld radio

Join our team

Our organisation is completely operated by our volunteers. We have a range of positions in both our Field and Incident Management Teams. If this sounds like you, we’d love to hear from you!

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We rely on your donations

We’re a registered charity, and rely from public donations to keep helping bring home the lost, missing and injured.

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A large group of LandSAR volunteers stand in an open field. They are wearing their hi-vis uniforms, and standing in front of a helicopter.
A woman and a man wearing rain jackets tramp along a track through the trees in the rain.
A group of LandSAR IMT members inside the operations room, standing around a table with a map on it. They are all wearing labelled vests with their roles printed on the back of them.
Team of Wellington LandSAR members carrying a patient over a bridge in a stretcher

Latest NEws

Alan Marriott (Chair) presents the award to Meg

AGM Awards 2022

June 23, 2022
On Wednesday, Wellington LandSAR hosted its Annual General Meeting at the Hutt Valley High School ...
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Banner with collage of photos of LandSAR Wellington Members, with the LandSAR logo and pub quiz details.

Pub Quiz Fundraiser

April 4, 2022
Tickets are now on sale for our fundraiser quiz night at Parrotdog! Your ticket directly ...
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Applications OPEN for new members!

April 4, 2022
We’re taking applications for a new intake of Field and IMT members! LandSAR Wellington usually ...
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Woman searcher wearing rain jacket and carrying a green pack. She is clambering along a swollen river.

SAREX 2021: A Game of Two Halves…

November 19, 2021
From the eyes of our latest IMT and field intake members ...
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Group of LandSAR volunteers standing below a police officer that is giving a briefing to the searchers

2024 Statistics

Training Hours

3,862

Incident Hours

1,421

Total Hours

5,283

…and in 2023, our volunteers collectively gave up 5,071 hours of their time to help the community.
This was made up of 3,227 training hours, and 1,844 hours spent at real call-outs!

Updated daily – last updated 21/12/2024 @ 03:00