The continued presence of Northland’s rescue helicopter base in Kensington will be the focus of three Whangārei District Council community drop-in sessions.
The council last week revealed an up-to-three-year lease extension for the rescue helicopter base in Western Hills Drive.
Northland Emergency Services Trust (NEST) leases council land for the Kensington helicopter base, with the 10-year lease due to expire on July 31.
Three helicopters operate out of the base in the middle of a residential area next to a school and on the edge of Kensington Sports Park, used by thousands of people each month. The helicopters make about 1200 trips annually for emergency rescues and hospital transfers.
The events are all at Kensington stadium over the next three weeks, in the wake of the lease extension.