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If you think someone is missing you do not have to wait 24 hours to report to Police.
Report to local Police. You are NOT wasting Police time.
Police may contact any of the following agencies to assist in search.
Search and Rescue Council member organisations
- Civil Aviation Authority
- New Zealand Defence Force
- New Zealand Police
- Maritime New Zealand
- Ministry of Transport
Other organisations involved in SAR
- New Zealand Coastguard - maritime search and rescue service
- New Zealand Land Search and Rescue - land Search & Rescue to Police and public.
- Far North Land Search and Rescue - Professional Volunteer Search Team Serving the Far North of New Zealand
- Urban Search and Rescue - dealing with urban emergencies
- Department of Conservation - conserving the natural and historic heritage
- Amateur Radio Emergency Communications - public service arm of Amateur Radio
- NZ Mountain Safety Council - outdoor safety for land-based recreation
- Antarctica New Zealand - government activities Antarctica and Southern Ocean
- Maritime Operations Centre - monitor internationally designated distress frequencies
SAR organisations in other countries
- Australian Search and Rescue
- Canadian Search and Rescue Secretariat
- United States Association for Search and Rescue
- Iceland Search and Rescue
- South African National Sea Rescue Institute
- United Kingdom Royal National Lifeboat Institution
- United States Coastguard Search and Rescue
- Japanese Guard and Rescue Department
Organisations offering SAR training, products or services
- Safety at Sea - specialists in sea survival equipment
- Search and Rescue Institute of NZ - search and rescue training centre
- Emergency Management Academy of New Zealand - emergency management and technical rescue training
New Zealand Government Services - information about NZ government agencies
