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Kōrero: Search and rescue

Training exercise

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A person in safety gear spraypainting words and numbers on a wall surrounded by building wreckage.

During a training exercise, a member of the rescue team at Victoria University of Wellington sprays search information on a damaged building before other team members enter. The team adheres to the principles and undertakes the training recommended by New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue. It is able to respond to emergencies at the university’s campuses, and beyond if necessary.

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New Zealand Urban Search and Rescue

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Nancy Swarbrick rāua ko Dan Clearwater, Search and rescue – New Zealand search and rescue organisations, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/13202/training-exercise (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Nancy Swarbrick rāua ko Dan Clearwater, i tāngia i te 2 March 2009, reviewed and revised 27 July 2023 me te āwhina o Dan Clearwater.