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Brown votes for copter cut
Auckland Mayor Len Brown has voted to slash funding to the Westpac rescue helicopter service, three days after assuring the service he would sort out a $900,000 funding gap.
Cut for rescue service goes ahead
The Auckland Council has approved a $14.3 million funding package for 10 regional amenities, which includes a cut for the Westpac helicopter rescue service.
Len Brown's helicopter rescue hits legal query
A plan by Auckland Mayor Len Brown to fill a $900,000 gap in the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust's running costs has hit a legal obstacle for council funding.
Who needs rescuing
Auckland's rescue helicopter service claims it has been starved of money - but it turns out to be much better off than its fellow charities.
Editorial: Getting rid of funding body a woeful idea, Mayor Brown
Auckland Mayor Len Brown was right to act to end a costly court case involving the Auckland rescue helicopter trust and the regional amenities funding body.
Mayor: Board should be scrapped
Len Brown has called for a funding board at the centre of a row with the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust to be scrapped after its push to slash funding for the trust.
Chopper trust to sue board
Members of a board which yesterday agreed to halve funding to the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust could find themselves in court.
Rescue chopper's funding cut confirmed
A drop in funding of nearly $500,000 to the Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust is set to go ahead, a grant allocation board says.
Helicopter trust has 'no option' but court action
The Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust said it has no option but to head to court today over its funding.
Rescue service fights cuts
Auckland ratepayers are up for a $500,000 legal bill to defend a court case brought by the city's Westpac rescue helicopter service.
Alice's knights in shining armour
Alice Mooney saw the horse rear and then watched as it fell towards her and slammed her into the ground.
Riding with the Pac men
Martin lies in agony, his clavicle broken and three fingers mangled beyond recognition. He has no idea what is about to happen.
Island fights for helicopter
Waiheke Island residents have rallied to help the Auckland rescue helicopter service which made 265 trips there last year and needs an all-weather landing pad.
Brian Rudman: Trust's PR trick flies in face of tact
The Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust has an odd way of trying to persuade Auckland Council that it's down to its last can of aviation fuel, writes Brian Rudman.
Zoe's chopper call all down to timing
Lying upside down with her scalp gashed open and an arm pinned under her friend's car, 15-year-old Zoe Hendriks came within minutes of not getting the help she so seriously needed.
Chance to race yacht maestro
Boaties will have their chance to beat one of the best in the business in an Auckland fundraising regatta.