Woman injured
A 47-year-old Northland woman remains in a stable but critical condition following a serious crash on the Kamo bypass. The woman was cut free by firefighters from an extensively damaged vehicle she had been driving. She was taken to Auckland Hospital by helicopter on Tuesday evening. The car, travelling towards Whangarei, and a northbound truck collided about 8.50am on Tuesday, on Kamo bypass about 100m south of Great North Rd.
Chopper savings
Doing maintenance on the Northland Rescue Helicopter fleet in-house has lead to significant savings over the past 18 months. It is the only dedicated rescue helicopter trust in New Zealand with the capability to carry out the highly-specialised maintenance work required following Civil Aviation Authority approval in 2015. Since 2015, the trust has saved approximately 20 per cent on the cost of purchasing parts.
Couple on the run