Editing Search and rescue (section)

===New Zealand===
[[New Zealand]]'s Search and Rescue Region extends from the [[South Pole]] to the southern border of the [[Honolulu]] region, including Norfolk, Tonga, Samoa, and [[Cook Islands]].<ref name="NZAIP">{{cite web|url = http://www.aip.net.nz/|title = AIPA New Zealand GEN 3.6 Search and Rescue|access-date = 24 February 2008|last = Civil Aviation Auithority of New Zealand|date = n.d.}}</ref>

Smaller searches known as Category one searches are controlled by the [[New Zealand Police]] Search and Rescue, who call on LandSAR and often the Police Dog Section for land-based operations, such as for lost [[hiking|hikers]] known as [[tramping in New Zealand]], police also call on the [[Royal New Zealand Coastguard]] for coastal maritime incidents within 12 nautical miles of the shore. Larger maritime search and rescue events known as Category two searches, such as searches for emergency beacons, reports of overdue aircraft, etc, fall under the control of the Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ), based in [[Avalon, New Zealand|Avalon]], which coordinates response from local coastguard, helicopter operators, merchant marine, [[New Zealand Air Force|air force]] and [[New Zealand Navy|naval]] resources.<ref name="NZAIP"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/About-us/RCCNZ-profile.asp|title=About our Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ)|date=n.d.|publisher=Maritime New Zealand|access-date=30 May 2010|archive-date=1 June 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100601224643/http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/About-us/RCCNZ-profile.asp|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="NZRCCcontact">{{cite web|url = http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/Commercial/Shipping-safety/Search-and-rescue/Contact-RCCNZ.asp|title = Contact RCCNZ|access-date = 30 May 2010|last = Maritime New Zealand|date = n.d.|archive-date = 1 June 2010|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100601225439/http://www.maritimenz.govt.nz/Commercial/Shipping-safety/Search-and-rescue/Contact-RCCNZ.asp|url-status = dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Search and Rescue |url=https://www.police.govt.nz/about-us/structure/teams-units/search-rescue |access-date=2025-03-11 |website=New Zealand Police |language=en}}</ref>

[[Urban Search and Rescue]] falls primarily within the domain of the [[Fire and Emergency New Zealand]], particularly the three USAR Taskforce groups based in [[Palmerston North]], [[Christchurch]], and [[Auckland]]. These teams draw together numerous specialists and organisations to achieve an integrated multi-agency response.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fire.org.nz/About-Us/Our-Organisation/Pages/UrbanSearchandRescue.aspx |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120702183728/http://www.fire.org.nz/About-Us/Our-Organisation/Pages/UrbanSearchandRescue.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 July 2012 |title=New Zealand Fire Service - Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) |publisher=Fire.org.nz |access-date=8 April 2012 }}</ref>

Among those organisations that act in a support capacity for FENZ are Response Teams (NZRTs). These are regional rescue groups of professional volunteers that train to a minimum industry standard of USAR Category 1R (USAR Responder), which is also standard for FENZ firefighters. Response Teams are registered with the [[Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management (New Zealand)|Ministry of Civil Defence and Emergency Management]] (MCDEM), and assist their local MCDEM Groups and communities in emergencies to supplement full-time emergency services. Their additional capabilities, which vary among different teams, include: high angle rope rescue, storm response, swift water response, medics, welfare, and rural fire support.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.civildefence.govt.nz/memwebsite.nsf/wpg_URL/For-the-CDEM-Sector-NZ-Response-Teams-Index |title=The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management: NZ Response Teams |publisher=Civildefence.govt.nz |date=14 January 2011 |access-date=8 April 2012}}</ref> Many Response Teams were deployed to assist in the rescue and recovery effort of the [[2011 Christchurch earthquake]].

Other resources:
*[[Westpac Rescue Helicopter (New Zealand)]] - charitable organisation
*[[Life Flight (New Zealand)]] - charitable organisation
*[[New Zealand Land SAR Search Dogs]] - the official NZ search dogs group providing land search & rescue services under NZ Land SAR, wilderness and avalanche rescue dogs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://searchdogs.co.nz/|title=Search Dogs New Zealand Official Search & Rescue Dogs NZ Land SAR Search Dogs|work=searchdogs.co.nz|access-date=26 February 2015}}</ref>