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Kōrero: Search and rescue

Rescue Coordination Centre

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Four men sit in front of computers with large maps displayed behind them

Category II incidents are coordinated from the operations room at the Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) in Lower Hutt. Set up in 2004, the RCCNZ provides a 24-hour, seven-day service. This ensures that wide area searches within New Zealand’s SAR region are carried out quickly and efficiently.

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Maritime New Zealand RCCNZ

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Nancy Swarbrick rāua ko Dan Clearwater, Search and rescue – History, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/13211/rescue-coordination-centre (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.