NZSAR Consultative Committee
The New Zealand Search and Rescue (NZSAR) Consultative Committee was established in November 2003. The Committee consists of representatives of a number of key agencies operating in the search and rescue sector.
What does the Consultative Committee do?
The Committee:
- serves as a link between the Secretariat and SAR providers and
- serves as a forum for all SAR stakeholders, including voluntary groups
- provides a channel through which issues generated at an operational level are fed into the governance process.
NZSAR Consultative Committee Terms of Reference
NZSAR Consultative Committee Meeting Minutes
Who is represented on the Consultative Committee?
The Committee consists of representatives from the following organisations:
Amateur Radio Emergency Communications
AREC is the public service arm of Amateur Radio who's members provide communications for Search and Rescue at multiple levels.
Ambulance New Zealand
Ambulance New Zealand represents the collective interests of the range of New Zealand ambulance services. Many SAR incidents involve the attendance of ambulance personnel to assist in the application of initial medical aid, and the transportation of SAR victims to medical facilities.
Antarctica New Zealand
Antarctica New Zealand co-ordinates physical resources and communication for SAR in Antarctica and the Southern Ocean.
Aviation Industry Association
The AIA provides fixed and rotary wing services for land and sea search and rescue operations including most beacon searches.
Civil Aviation Authority
The Civil Aviation Authority supplies information to assist aircraft focused searches and make recommendations following post search investigations.
Federation of Commercial Fishermen
The New Zealand Federation of Commercial Fishermen is a national body that represents the interests of owner-operator commercial fishermen in New Zealand.
Land Search and Rescue
Land Search and Rescue (LandSAR) is a national volunteer organisation within New Zealand providing Land Search & Rescue Services to the Police and public of New Zealand.
Maritime NZ
Maritime NZ is a Crown Entity established in 1993 to lead and support the maritime community to take responsibility for ensuring safe, secure and clean seas.
Maritime Operations Centre
The Maritime Operations Centre (MOC) is based in the Avalon Television Studios building in Lower Hutt and is a facility designed and managed by Kordia for Maritime New Zealand.
Ministry of Transport
The vision of the Ministry of Transport is to lead transport solutions for New Zealand.
New Zealand Defence Force
The mission for the New Zealand Defence Force is "to secure New Zealand against external threat, to protect our sovereign interests, including the Exclusive Economic Zone, and to take action to meet likely contingencies in New Zealand’s area of strategic interest".
New Zealand Department of Conservation
The New Zealand Department of Conservation (DoC), is the government department charged with conserving New Zealand’s natural and historic heritage for all to enjoy now and into the future.
New Zealand Fire Service
The mission of the New Zealand Fire Service is to reduce the incidence and consequence of fire, and to provide a professional response to other emergencies.
New Zealand Mountain Safety Council
The New Zealand Mountain Safety Council was formed in 1966 in response to a growing concern over an increasing number of accidents in the bush and mountains.
New Zealand Police
New Zealand Police is the lead agency responsible for reducing crime and enhancing community safety.
NZSAR Secretariat
The New Zealand Search and Rescue Secretariat is modelled on the Canadian National SAR Secretariat and is comprised of a Secretariat manager and a Senior Advisor.
Rescue Coordination Centre of New Zealand
RCCNZ operates 24 hour, 7 day a week as a full time manned national search and rescue coordination centre, with two SAROs (Search and Rescue Officers) on duty at any one time.
Royal New Zealand Coastguard
The Coastguard operates from a network of 67 affiliated units, strategically located around the coastline and major lakes of New Zealand. These units have all been established by a concerned community, usually after a local boating tragedy.
Search and Rescue Institute New Zealand
SARINZ is New Zealand's international training centre of search and rescue (SAR) excellence.
Surf Life Saving New Zealand
Surf Life Saving is the leading water safety organisation in New Zealand. It has been providing Surf Lifesaving services to New Zealand communities for nearly 100 years.
