Details of the brand new Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter have been unveiled.
The twin engine AgustaWestland AW169 helicopter, imported from Italy, will now be flying the sky in Auckland with a top speed of 160 knots.
Pilot James Tayler said there might only be about 100 across the world.
"There is nothing close to it."
Tayler said over the years the nature of the rescue work they did had changed.