Mountain bike injuries, ski field rescues and motorcyclist crashes - it's been a busy and mixed few days for the Taupo-based Greenlea Rescue Helicopter.
Yesterday a woman in her forties, who was out mountain biking, was flown from the Timber Trail in the Pureora's to Rotorua Hospital with possible spinal injuries.
On Wednesday a motorcyclist was flown from Oruanui, north west of Taupo to Rotorua Hospital with spinal injuries.
On Tuesday December 27 the RARO Alpine Rescue Team was used to help recover a hiker from the upper slopes above Turoa ski field suffering from hypothermia.
On Boxing Day the longline and screamer suit (a type of nappy/harness) was used to recover a person who had fallen into red crater on the Tongariro Crossing.
