Rescued: After brush with death, Taupō's Greenlea helicopter callouts up 98.6 per cent

Laurilee McMichael
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Editor·Taupo & Turangi Herald·
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Rescued: After brush with death, Taupō's Greenlea helicopter callouts up 98.6 per cent
From left: Pilot Pete Masters, crewman David Bayfield and intensive care paramedic Tony More are three of a permanent crew of nine at Taupō's Greenlea Rescue Helicopter base. Photo / Laurilee McMichael

Two years ago, people in the Central Plateau were fighting to save their rescue helicopter. Today, the service that was set to be scrapped is so busy that last year it flew nearly double the number of hours forecast. Taupō & Tūrangi Weekender editor LAURILEE McMICHAEL takes a look at

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