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.

CIMS 3rd Edition
The Coordinated Incident Management System (CIMS) 3rd edition represents New Zealand’s official framework to achieve effective coordinated incident management across responding agencies. 

From 1 July 2020 the 3rd edition replaces all previous versions of CIMS. Click here for CIMS 3rd edition, and here to get an overview of the changes from the 2nd edition.

New Zealand Search and Rescue Awards - 1 May 2019 
Congratulations to all our deserving recipients of the New Zealand Search and Rescue Awards for 2018. Presented by the Hon Phil Twyford, Minister of Transport, the Awards recognise outstanding achievements in search and rescue nationwide.  

To find out who received an award, please click here. 
Further information about the New Zealand Search and Rescue Awards is available here.

Nominations for the 2019 NZSAR Awards can be made now - nomination forms are available here.