The New Zealand Search and Rescue (NZSAR) Council has a mandate from the NZ government to provide strategic leadership to the New Zealand Search and Rescue Sector.

We help improve the overall co-ordination, cohesion, capability and leadership of search and rescue by working alongside the key organisations and individuals providing search and rescue services throughout New Zealand.

NZSAR Awards 2018

Do you have a SAR operation or SAR support activity to nominate for the NZSAR Awards?

Nominations for the New Zealand Search and Rescue Council Annual Awards can be made now - and must be made by 31 January 2019.

Nomination forms and further information is on our website here.

ANZSAR Conference, 14 June 2019

This Conference will be held on the Gold Coast, with the them SAR Never Sleeps - Past, Present and Future of Search and Rescue. Check out the website here. Abstracts for presenters are now open.

NZSAR Strategic Plan

The New Zealand Search and Rescue Strategic Plan for 2017-20 is available here.