Search and Rescue

Search and Rescue

Last updated 6 July 2023
Last updated 6 July 2023

The Search and Rescue Fund supports search and rescue volunteers to get the training and accreditation they need to perform search and rescue operations.

The Search and Rescue Fund focuses on training volunteers. We prioritise funding for targeted, skills-based short awards (under 40 credits each), including micro-credentials.

We fund the Ministry of Transport to provide search and rescue training to learners who are nominated by New Zealand Search and Rescue (NZSAR), or by NZSAR-recognised organisations. NZSAR provides strategic leadership to the New Zealand Search and Rescue sector, and works alongside organisations and individuals that provide search and rescue services.