11 Apr 2018
Pressure mounts over rescue chopper proposal
Pressure is building on the government to step in and ensure rescue helicopter bases remain in Taupo and Rotorua. The central North Island towns - and Te Anau in the South Island - have been left off a list of centres that will continue to have bases under a proposed re-jig of national air ambulance services. That's prompted fears about slower response times that could ultimately cost lives.