Our Values
- Commitment
- We give 100% effort to the task at hand and complete it to the best of our ability.
- Initiative
- We do not wait to be asked and in our decisions and actions we are accountable.
- Comradeship
- The member is the group and the group is the member.
- Humour
- We see the humour in all adversity that we may face.
- Humility
- None of us shall see him or herself above the needs of the group.
Mission Statement
Hamilton SAR Group provides highly competent and operationally focused teams
that are well led, trained and equipped.
Committee
- Michael Bland
- Chairman
- Matt Hassard
- Operations Coordinator
- E snapperassasin@xtra.co.nz
- Gin Peck
- New Member Coordinator
- E ninandnim@xtra.co.nz
- Dave Pitchford
- Police Rep
- Barry Were
- YSAR Liaison
- Russell Lamb
- Administrator
- Gilbert Southworth
- Treasurer
- Jake Crosby
- Comms & Media
Last Months Meeting
There was no meeting last month, I hope everyone had a great summer break.
This Months Meeting
- 7:30pm, Monday 18th February.
- Waikato District SAREX (March 9th & 10th) info
- Next Mini SAREX 1 info
- Debrief forms exercise
Monthly Training
This months training will be on Wednesday the 27th at Taitua Arboretum at 5:30pm.
Next month will be on a Thursday on the East side of town and they will alternate Wednesday/Thursday, West/East each month.
Reminders
Availability
- If you are going away: Contact Gin with the dates you are unavailable.
- If you are unable to attend a training: Contact Matt.
- If you are unable to attend a meeting: Contact Gin or a committee member.
Pager Test Message
Reminder for all those members with pagers. The first of every month a test message is sent out to ensure your pager is operational, if you do not receive this message you should contact Matt.
Personal Details
Contact Russell if there are any changes to your contact details so the callout list is updated.
Callouts
- 20th December 2012: Missing hunters near Te Aroha. Found alive and well
- 20th December 2012: 3 missing kids in Nawton. Found before HSAR arrived.
- 7th February 3012: Missing 16 year old autistic boy in the Porrit Stadium area, a few teams were out searching when one of the police patrols spotted him walking with a friend.
- 15th February 3012: 49 year old female near Raglan. Found alive by tracking team while other still on standby.
YSAR Donation New
For the remainder of February Cafe Agora in Frankton will donate 50c to YSAR for every cup of coffee sold. Get along and try their coffee to help support YSAR.
PLBs to borrow New
YSAR now have 3 PLBs which will be available for SAR members to borrow. Contact Barry for more information and availability.
For Sale
- Backcountry ration packs – with breakfast, lunch, dinner and extras pack (tea, coffee, chocolate etc.). They are a bargain at $20. Remember – these are sold to our group at this special rate on the understanding that they will only be used during SAREXs or SAR Operations.
- Hamilton SAR cloth badge, $6.00 contact Russell
- Whistles – Bright and Loud, $12 contact Barry
Discounts for Members
- R&R Sport – 20%
- Trek 'n' Travel – 20%
- Bivouac Outdoor – 20%
- Macpac Hamilton – up to 30%
- Torpedo 7 – 10% Email Barry for discount code.
- Kathmandu – Free summit club membership
- Mountain Designs – 25% off Mountain Designs Products, 20% off others
Good in the Hood New
For the month of March Hamilton SAR will be one of the groups getting a donation form Z Energy in Dinsdale. Every customer will get a token and for every token put in the Hamilton SAR Group's slot Z will donate $1.
Please support Z Energy in Dinsdale and vote for Hamilton SAR group. Encourage everyone you know to help us out.
The other groups for March are West Hamilton Night Owls, Waikato Base Westpac Rescue Helicopter and Kirikiriroa Family Services Trust Family Start.
Waikato SAREX Updated
The Waikato SAREX will be March 9th and 10th next year. Please note this date and keep it free, the expectation is that everyone should be able to attend.
The exercise is being run by Waitomo SAR at PiroPiro flats, Pureora Forest. There is a new mountain bike trail here and the exercise will have a mountain bike focus.
All SAR members are to bring their full 24hr kit in case we are required for a call out. Field members will only require a day pack for the SAREX.
The exercise starts at 08:00hrs both days and will consist of two separate exercises. It is expected to finish at 14:30hrs on Sunday.
Changes for YSAR Graduates New
YSAR graduates will now be required to wear their yellow Hamilton SAR vest, not orange YSAR vest at searches. The will also be required to attend a Mini SAREX 1 as part of their probationary period, just as all new members of the group do. These changes have been made in order to help with the integration of YSAR graduates into the Hamilton SAR group and to assist with organisation at searches.
Calendar
The calendar is now available at hsar.org.nz/calendar. This will be keep up to date so you can refer to it at any time.
| February 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 11th | Meeting | Committee meeting | Hamilton | |
| 15th - 17th | Event | SAREX | Auckland | |
| 18th | Meeting | Monthly Meeting: Debrief Forms | Hamilton | updated |
| 22nd - 24th | Event | SAREX | Gisborne | |
| 22nd - 24th | Event | SAREX | Wanganui | |
| 27th | Training | Monthly Tracking: Wed | Hamilton | new |
| March | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 1st - 2nd | Training | First Aid | Te Kuiti | canceled |
| 9th - 10th | Course | Search Techniques | Arataki (Waitakeres) | new |
| 9th - 10th | Event | Waikato SAREX | Pureora State Forest Bennydale | |
| 11th | Meeting | Committee meeting | Hamilton | |
| 16th - 17th | Course | Tracking Core Skills | Whakatane | new |
| 18th | Meeting | Monthly Meeting: GPS Excercise | Hamilton | updated |
| 23rd - 24th | Course | Foundation Ropes | Turangi | |
| 23rd - 24th | Course | Tracking Core Skills | Waihi | |
| 25th | Meeting | Mini SAREX 1 meeting for participants | Hamilton | |
| 27th | Training | Monthly Tracking: Wed | Hamilton | |
| April | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 5th - 6th | Training | Mini SAREX 1 | Hamilton | |
| 8th | Meeting | Committee meeting | Hamilton | |
| 13th - 14th | Course | Tracking Core Skills | Auckland | |
| 15th | Meeting | Monthly Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 20th - 21st | Training | IMTEX | Tauranga | |
| 20th - 21st | Training | Rescue team training/selection | Hamilton | |
| 24th | Training | Monthly Tracking: Wednesday | Hamilton | |
| 27th - 28th | Course | CIMS4 | Hamilton | updated |
| May | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 3rd - 5th | Course | Tracking in the Wilderness | Pauanui | |
| 11th - 12th | Course | Search Techniques | Taihape | |
| 11th - 12th | Course | Tracking Core Skills | Northland | |
| 13th | Meeting | Committee meeting | Hamilton | |
| 18th | Course | Field Refresher | Tauranga | |
| 18th - 19th | Training | IMTEX | Northland | |
| 20th | Meeting | Monthly Meeting, AGM: Fatigue of Searchers | Hamilton | |
| 22nd - 27th | Course | Operational Tracking Team Leader ( Pre-requisites: at high level) | North Island (TBA) | |
| 25th - 26th | Course | Field Refresher | Taupo | new |
| 25th - 26th | Training | SAREX | Tauranaga | |
| 25th - 26th | Course | Searching Suburban Environments | Rotorua | |
| 30th | Training | Monthly Tracking: Thurs | Hamilton | |
| June | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 8th - 9th | Course | 5 Day Tracking Assessment | North Island | |
| 8th - 9th | Course | Tracking Core Skills | Ngatahoa Lodge (Kaimais) | updated |
| 14th - 16th | Course | Processing Wilderness Clues | Kiwanis Lodge (Waitakeres) | |
| 15th - 16th | Course | Search Techniques | Pauanui, Matataki Lodge | |
| 17th | Meeting | Monthly Meeting - AGM | Hamilton | |
| 22nd - 23rd | Course | Searching Suburban Environment | Whitianga | canceled |
| 22nd | Course | One Day IMT | Turangi | |
| 26th | Training | Monthly Tracking: Wed | Hamilton | |
| 29th - 30th | Course | Managing Initial Response | Thames | canceled |
| 29th - 30th | Course | Searching Suburban Environments | Hamilton | |
| 29th - 30th | Training | IMTEX | Palmerston North | |
| July | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 13th | Training | Mini SAREX 1 | Hamilton | |
| 13th | Course | Field Refresher | Taupo | new |
| 15th | Meeting | Monthly Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 20th | Course | First Aid | Waihi | updated |
| 25th | Training | Monthly Tracking: Thurs | Hamilton | |
| August | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 2nd - 3rd | Training | Foundation Rope Rescue (Date indicative finalised by Dec) | Thames | new |
| 2nd - 3rd | Training | Foundation Rope Rescue (Date indicative finalised by Dec) | Thames | new |
| 2nd - 4th | Course | Tracking Core Skills | Te Kauri Lodge | |
| 3rd - 4th | Course | Tracking in a Wilderness Environment | Te Kauri Lodge | |
| 10th | Course | First Aid | Rotorua | |
| 10th | Meeting | Group Trainer Forum | Rotorua | |
| 16th - 18th | Course | Tracking in a Wilderness Environment | Whitianga | |
| 16th - 18th | Course | Managing Initial Response | OPC | |
| 19th | Meeting | Monthly Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 23rd - 25th | Course | SAR Leadership Course | Motutapu Island | |
| 24th | Course | First Aid | Turangi | |
| 28th | Training | Monthly Tracking: Wed | Hamilton | |
| 30th - 1st | Course | Search Techniques | Hamilton | |
| 31st - 1st | Course | Tracking in a Wilderness Environment | Whakatane | canceled |
| 31st | Course | First Aid | Te Kauri Lodge | |
| September | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 4th - 8th | Training | Tracking Competition | Dunedin | |
| 7th - 8th | Course | Tracking in a Wilderness Environment | Wairoa | |
| 14th | Course | Field Refresher (Focusing on tracking, search methods, GPS and basic navigation in a journey type programme) | Waikato | |
| 14th - 15th | Event | IMTEX | BOP | |
| 16th | Meeting | Monthly Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 21st - 22nd | Course | Search Techniques | Thames | |
| 21st - 22nd | Course | Tracking in a Wilderness Environment | Northland | |
| 25th | Meeting | Regional Training Meeting | Morrinsville | new |
| 26th | Training | Monthly IMT: Thurs | Hamilton | new |
| 26th | Training | Monthly Tracking: Thurs | Hamilton | |
| October | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 5th - 6th | Course | Foundation Rope Rescue | Paeroa | |
| 5th | Course | Field Refresher | Whitianga | |
| 12th - 13th | Course | Processing Wilderness Clues | Whakarara (Hawkes bay) | |
| 18th - 21st | Event | Rogaine 2 - 36hr event | Pirongia | new |
| 21st | Meeting | Monthly Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 29th | Training | IMT - Training | Hamilton | |
| 30th | Training | Monthly Tracking: Wed | Hamilton | |
| November | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 1st - 3rd | Event | Taranaki SAREX | Waitaanga Forest - Nth Taranaki | |
| 9th | Event | Car Boot Sale - YSAR Fundraiser | Hamilton | new |
| 9th | Training | One Day IMT | Pauanui | |
| 16th | Meeting | LandSAR AGM | Wellington | |
| 18th | Meeting | Monthly Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 23rd - 24th | Course | Tracking in a Wilderness Environment | Auckland | canceled |
| 23rd - 24th | Course | Processing Wilderness Clues | Kaimai Hut | updated |
| 28th | Training | Monthly Tracking: Thurs | Hamilton | |
| 29th | Training | Mini SAREX 1 | Hamilton | |
| 30th | Event | Paws in the Park ( 1-4pm) | Claudlands | |
| 30th - 1st | Course | MSU | Hamilton | |
| December | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 4th | Training | IMT - Training | Hamilton | |
| 7th - 10th | Course | Arc GIS | Hamilton | |
| 7th | Event | Christmas Do @ Matts place | Hamilton | |
| 11th | Event | End Year Social - Police | Hamilton | |
| January 2014 | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 25th - 27th | Event | Auckland Anniversary Wkd | NZ | |
| 29th | Training | Monthly Tracking: Wed | Hamilton | |
| February | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 6th | Event | Waitangi Day | NZ | |
| 6th | Training | IMT - Training | Hamilton | |
| 16th | Course | First Aid Refresher | Whakatane | |
| 17th | Meeting | Monthly Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 21st - 23rd | Course | Action Orientated Team Leader | Hamilton | updated |
| 27th | Training | Monthly Tracking: Thurs | Hamilton | |
| March | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 1st - 2nd | Event | District SAREX (Waikato) | Hamilton | |
| 6th | Training | IMT - Training | Hamilton | |
| 15th - 16th | Event | IMTEX | Whakatane | |
| 17th | Meeting | Monthly Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 22nd - 23rd | Course | Swift Water Awareness | Taihape | |
| 22nd - 23rd | Course | Tracking Core Skills.............Tracking (1) | Thames | |
| 26th | Training | Monthly Tracking: Wed | Hamilton | |
| 29th - 30th | Course | Operational Tracking Intro | North Island | updated |
| 29th - 30th | Course | Search Techniques | Taupo | |
| April | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 3rd | Training | IMT - Training | Hamilton | |
| 3rd - 6th | Event | Easter | NZ | |
| 7th | Meeting | Committee meeting (NOTE: new timing) | Hamilton | updated |
| 12th | Course | First Aid Refresher | Paeroa | |
| 12th - 13th | Course | Search Techniques | Rotorua | new |
| 14th | Meeting | Monthly Meeting (NOTE: new timing) | Hamilton | updated |
| 18th - 21st | Event | Easter | NZ | |
| 24th | Training | Monthly Tracking: Thurs | Hamilton | updated |
| 25th | Event | ANZAC Day | NZ | |
| May | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 3rd - 4th | Course | CIMS 4 | Hamilton | new |
| 7th | Training | IMT - Training | Hamilton | |
| 10th | Course | Field Refresher | Tauranga | |
| 10th - 11th | Course | Tracking Core Skills................Tracking (1) | Turangi | |
| 17th - 18th | Course | Search Techniques | Waitomo | |
| 19th | Meeting | Monthly Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 24th - 25th | Course | Tracking Core Skills................................................Tracking (1) | Rotorua | |
| 24th - 25th | Event | Regional IMTEX | Kaimai Hut | |
| 28th | Training | Monthly Tracking: Wed | Hamilton | |
| 31st | Event | Queens Birthday Wkd (Sat) | NZ | |
| June | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 1st - 2nd | Event | Queens Birthday Wkd (Sun - Mon) | NZ | |
| 5th | Training | IMT - Training | Hamilton | |
| 7th - 8th | Course | Searching Suburban Environment | Taihape | |
| 7th - 8th | Event | District SAREX (BOP - Tauranga) | Hamilton | updated |
| 12th - 16th | Course | Operational Tracking | North Island | |
| 16th | Meeting | Monthly Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 21st - 22nd | Course | Searching Suburban Environment | Rotorua | |
| 21st - 22nd | Course | Tracking in Wildnerness Environment........................Tracking (2) | Tairua/Pauanui | |
| 26th | Training | Monthly Tracking: Thurs | Hamilton | |
| 28th | Training | One Day IMT .....................................................DATE CHANGE | Turangi Fire Station | updated |
| 28th - 29th | Course | Foundation Ropes (YSAR) | Hamilton | new |
| 28th - 29th | Training | Mini SAREX 1 (12 hr) | Pirongia | |
| July | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 5th - 20th | Event | School Break | NZ | |
| 10th | Training | IMT - Training | Hamilton | |
| 11th | Event | David & Jane Ellis - Founder of Earth Sea Sky | National Park Primary School 19:00 | |
| 12th - 13th | Course | Tracking in Wildnerness Environment........................Tracking (2) | Taranga | |
| 13th - 13th | Course | First Aid Refresher | Ruapehu | |
| 21st | Meeting | Monthly Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 26th - 27th | Course | Tracking in Wilderness Environment (YSAR).............Tracking (2) | Te Kauri | updated |
| 26th - 27th | Course | Tracking Core Skills (YSAR)......................................Tracking (1) | Te Kauri | updated |
| 26th - 27th | Course | Field Refresher | Taupo | |
| 26th - 27th | Course | Searching Suburban Environment | Whangamata | |
| 30th | Training | Monthly Tracking: Wed | Hamilton | |
| August | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 2nd - 3rd | Course | Foundation Rope Rescue | Thames | |
| 7th | Training | IMT - Training | Hamilton | |
| 10th | Course | Field Refresher | Rotorua | |
| 16th - 17th | Course | Tracking Core Skills........................................Tracking (1) | Kaimai Hut | canceled |
| 18th | Meeting | Monthly Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 28th | Training | Monthly Tracking: Thurs | Hamilton | |
| September | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 4th | Training | IMT - Training | Hamilton | |
| 6th - 7th | Course | First Aid (YSAR) | Te Kauri | canceled |
| 6th - 7th | Event | SAREX - Taupo | Taupo | |
| 6th - 7th | Course | Search Techniques | Coromandel | |
| 6th - 7th | Course | Search Techniques (YSAR) | Te Kauri | canceled |
| 13th | Course | First Aid Refresher | Waitomo Group | |
| 15th | Meeting | Monthly Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 18th | Meeting | District Meeting (Training prog) | Morinsville | updated |
| 20th - 21st | Course | Processing Wilderness Clue Sites...............................Tracking (3) | Whakatane | canceled |
| 24th | Training | Monthly Tracking: Wed | Hamilton | |
| 27th - 12th | Event | School Break | NZ | |
| 27th - 30th | Event | School Break | NZ | |
| 27th - 28th | Course | Field Refresher (Combined) | Hamilton/Waitomo Group | |
| October | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 9th | Training | IMT - Training | Hamilton | |
| 11th - 12th | Course | Processing Wilderness Clue Sites...............................Tracking (3) | Tairua/Pauanui | |
| 15th - 16th | Event | NZ LandSAR Conference - Workshops | Hamner Springs | |
| 17th - 19th | Event | NZ LandSAR Conference | Hamner Springs | |
| 17th | Event | NZ LandSAR Conference - AGM | Hamner Springs | |
| 18th - 19th | Course | Foundation Rope Rescue | Whakatane | |
| 25th - 27th | Event | Labour Day Wkd | NZ | |
| November | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 1st - 2nd | Course | Combined Search Team | Central NI | |
| 6th | Training | IMT - Training | Hamilton | |
| 7th - 9th | Training | Action Orientated Leadership | Kaimai | |
| 8th | Course | First Aid | Tauranga | |
| 8th - 9th | Course | First Aid | Whangamata | |
| 29th - 30th | Course | MSU | Hamilton | |
| December | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 10th | Event | End Year Function | Hamilton | |
| 10th | Event | District Meeting | Hamilton | |
| January 2015 | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 24th - 26th | Event | Auckland Anniversary Wkd | NZ | |
| 28th | Training | Monthly Tracking: Wed | Hamilton | |
| 29th | Training | IMT - Training | Hamilton | updated |
| February | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 6th | Event | Waitangi Day | Hamilton | |
| 9th | Meeting | Committee Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 14th | Course | Rope Rescue Refresher | Northland | |
| 16th | Meeting | Monthly Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 21st - 22nd | Course | Tracking the Wilderness Environment...........................Tracking (2) | Whakatane | canceled |
| 21st - 22nd | Event | SAREX | Tauranga | new |
| 21st - 22nd | Event | IMTEX | Kaimai Hut | |
| 26th | Training | Monthly Tracking: Thurs | Hamilton | |
| 28th - 1st | Course | Swift Water Awareness | Taupo | |
| March | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 5th | Training | IMT - Training | Hamilton | |
| 7th - 8th | Event | District SAREX (Waikato) | 995 Kauaeranga Valley Road | updated |
| 9th | Meeting | Committee Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 14th - 15th | Course | Foundation Rope Rescue | Tauranga | |
| 14th - 15th | Course | Search Techniques | Ruapehu - Mangatepopo Camp School | updated |
| 16th | Meeting | Monthly Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 21st - 22nd | Course | Search Techniques | Northland | |
| 25th | Training | Monthly Tracking: Wed | Hamilton | |
| 27th - 29th | Course | Formal Search Planning | Wellington | new |
| 29th | Training | First Aid Refresher | Palmerston North | |
| April | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 2nd | Training | IMT - Training | Hamilton | |
| 4th - 19th | Event | School Break | NZ | |
| 4th - 6th | Event | Easter | NZ | |
| 5th | Event | Daylight Saving ends | NZ | |
| 11th - 12th | Course | Tracking the Wilderness Environment...........................Tracking (2) | Northland | |
| 13th | Meeting | Committee Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 18th - 19th | Course | Search Techniques | Thames | |
| 18th - 19th | Course | Tracking Core Skills.......................................................Tracking (1) | Auckland | |
| 20th | Meeting | Monthly Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 25th | Event | ANZAC Day | NZ | |
| 29th | Training | Monthly Tracking: Wed | Hamilton | |
| May | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 2nd - 3rd | Course | Operational Tracking Intro | North Island | |
| 6th | Training | IMT - Training | Hamilton | |
| 9th - 10th | Course | Search Techniques | Taranaki | |
| 9th | Meeting | Committee Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 9th - 10th | Course | Tracking the Wilderness Environment...........................Tracking (2) | Hawkes Bay | |
| 15th - 17th | Course | MTIR - Managing the Initial Response | Kaimai Hut | |
| 18th | Meeting | Monthly Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 23rd - 24th | Course | Tracking Core Skills.......................................................Tracking (1) | Pauanui | updated |
| 23rd - 24th | Event | SAREX | BOP - Tauranga | |
| 28th | Training | Monthly Tracking: Thurs | Hamilton | |
| 30th - 1st | Course | Rope Rescue Workshop - Specialists | Wharepapa South | |
| 30th - 1st | Event | Queens Birthday wkd | NZ | |
| June | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 1st | Event | Queens Birthday Wkd (Mon) | NZ | |
| 4th | Training | IMT - Training | Hamilton | |
| 6th - 7th | Course | Searching the Suburban Environment | Tauranga | |
| 6th | Training | IMT - Incident Management Training - 1 day | Turangi | |
| 8th | Meeting | Committee Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 13th - 14th | Course | Processing Wilderness Clue Sites...............................Tracking (3) | Waitomo -Pureora Lions Lodge | |
| 15th | Meeting | Monthly Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 18th - 19th | Course | Operational Tracking | North Island | |
| 24th | Training | Monthly Tracking: Wed | Hamilton | |
| 27th - 28th | Course | Tracking the Wilderness Environment...........................Tracking (2) | Taupo - Mangatepopo Camp School | |
| 27th - 28th | Course | Search Techniques | Rotorua | |
| July | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 4th - 5th | Course | CIMS 4 | Kaimai Scout Hut | |
| 4th - 19th | Event | School Break | NZ | |
| 9th | Training | IMT - Training | Hamilton | |
| 12th | Course | Field Refresher | Waitomo | |
| 13th | Meeting | Committee Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 18th | Event | LandSAR AGM | Wellington | new |
| 18th - 19th | Course | Tracking the Wilderness Environment...........................Tracking (2) | Kuaotuna | |
| 20th | Meeting | Monthly Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 30th | Training | Monthly Tracking: Thurs | Hamilton | |
| August | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 1st | Course | Field Refresher - 1 Day | Taupo | |
| 1st - 2nd | Course | Processing Wilderness Clue Sites...............................Tracking (3) | Northland | |
| 2nd | Course | IMT - 1 Day | Tauranga | |
| 6th | Training | IMT - Training | Hamilton | |
| 8th - 9th | Training | Tracking the Wilderness Environment...........................Tracking (2) | Levin | |
| 10th | Meeting | Committee Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 17th | Meeting | Monthly Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 22nd - 23rd | Course | Searching in the Suburban Environment | Hamilton | canceled |
| 26th | Training | Monthly Tracking: Wed | Hamilton | |
| 29th - 30th | Course | Processing Wilderness Clue Sites...............................Tracking (3) | Whakatane | canceled |
| 29th - 30th | Course | Search Techniques | Whakatane | updated |
| September | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 3rd | Training | IMT - Training | Hamilton | |
| 5th - 6th | Course | Tracking Core Skills.......................................................Tracking (1) | Rotorua | |
| 12th - 13th | Course | Searching in the Suburban Environment | Northland | |
| 12th - 13th | Event | Taupo/Turangi SAREX | Taupo/Turangi (TBC) | |
| 14th | Meeting | Committee Meeting | Hamilton | updated |
| 16th | Meeting | LandSAR Training - District Meeting | Morrinsville | |
| 21st | Meeting | Monthly Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 24th | Training | Monthly Tracking: Thurs | Hamilton | updated |
| 26th - 11th | Event | School Break | NZ | |
| 26th - 27th | Course | Processing Wilderness Clue Sites...............................Tracking (3) | Palmerston North | |
| 27th | Event | Daylight Saving starts | NZ | |
| October | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 8th | Training | IMT - Training | Hamilton | |
| 10th - 11th | Course | Field Refresher - 2 day | Whakatane | |
| 12th | Meeting | Committee Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 17th | Course | Field Refresher - 1 day | Tauranga | |
| 18th | Course | Field Refresher - 1 day | Kuaotuna / Tauranga | |
| 19th | Meeting | Monthly Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 24th - 26th | Event | Labour Day Wkd | NZ | |
| 28th | Training | Monthly Tracking: Wed | Hamilton | |
| 31st | Course | First Aid - 1 day | Rotorua | |
| 31st - 1st | Event | Train the Trainer DATE CHANGE | Rotorua or Tauranga | |
| November | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 5th | Training | IMT - Training | Hamilton | |
| 9th | Meeting | Committee Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 14th - 15th | Course | Tracking the Wilderness Environment...........................Tracking (2) | Auckland | |
| 16th | Meeting | Monthly Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 26th | Training | Monthly Tracking: Thurs | Hamilton | |
| 28th - 29th | Course | Combined Search Teams | North Island | |
| 28th - 29th | Course | Search Techniques | Te Kauri Lodge | updated |
| December | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 16th | Event | Police Social | Hamilton | new |
| February 2016 | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 20th | Course | First Aid (1 day) | Taranaki | updated |
| 20th - 21st | Course | Tracking Core Skills | Kuaotuna | updated |
| 27th - 28th | Course | Tracking in Wilderness Environment | Whakatane | updated |
| March | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 1st - 3rd | Course | Extended Search Management | Central NI | updated |
| 5th | Course | CIMS 4 | Taranaki | new |
| 12th - 13th | Event | District SAREX | Pureroa Lodge | updated |
| 19th - 20th | Course | Foundation Ropes | Tauranga | |
| April | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 2nd - 3rd | Course | Processing Wilderness Clues | Auckland | |
| 3rd | Course | First Aid (1 day) | Palmerstone Nth | |
| 9th | Course | Operational Tracking Intro | North Island | |
| 16th | Course | First Aid Refresher | Thames | |
| 18th | Meeting | Group Meeting | Hamilton | new |
| 23rd | Course | Foundation Ropes | Tauranga | new |
| 25th | Event | ANZAC - Monday | National | |
| 28th | Training | Monthly Training - Thurs | Hamilton | new |
| May | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 5th | Meeting | IMT Meeting | Hamilton | new |
| 7th - 8th | Course | Tracking in Wilderness Environment | Hawkes Bay | |
| 14th | Course | First Aid | Whakatane | new |
| 14th | Training | Mini SAREX | Hamilton | new |
| 16th | Meeting | Group Meeting | Hamilton | new |
| 26th | Training | Monthly Training - Wed | Hamilton | new |
| 28th - 29th | Course | Search Techniques | Waitomo | |
| June | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 4th - 6th | Event | Queens Birthday - Monday | National | |
| 9th | Meeting | IMT Meeting | Hamilton | new |
| 11th - 12th | Course | Searching the Suburban Environment | Turangi | |
| 16th - 17th | Event | SAREX | Tauranga | |
| 18th - 19th | Course | Searching the Suburban Environment | Rotorua | updated |
| 20th | Meeting | Group Meeting & AGM | Hamilton | new |
| 30th | Training | Monthly Training - Thurs | Hamilton | new |
| July | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 2nd | Training | Field Refresher (1 day) | Thames | updated |
| 7th | Meeting | IMT Meeting | Hamilton | new |
| 8th - 10th | Course | SAR Leadership | Taranaki | |
| 16th - 17th | Training | Field Refresher (2 day) | Hawkes bay | |
| 18th | Meeting | Group Meeting | Hamilton | new |
| 23rd - 24th | Course | Searching the Suburdan Environment | Auckland | |
| 27th | Training | Monthly Training - Wed | Hamilton | new |
| 29th - 31st | Event | LandSAR Conference | Taranaki | updated |
| August | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 4th | Meeting | Group Meeting | Hamilton | new |
| 6th - 7th | Training | IMT (2 day) | Tauranga | |
| 13th - 14th | Training | Outdoor Risk Management | Pauanui | |
| 15th | Meeting | Group Meeting | Hamilton | new |
| 20th - 21st | Training | Tracking Core Skills | Tairua/Pauanui | new |
| 20th - 21st | Training | Outdoor Risk Management | Wairarapa | new |
| 25th | Training | Monthly Training - Thurs | Hamilton | new |
| 28th | Training | Field Refresher (1 day) | Rotorua | |
| September | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 3rd - 5th | Event | Managing The Initial Response | Turangi | updated |
| 8th | Meeting | IMT Meeting | Hamilton | new |
| 10th - 11th | Event | Tracking in the Wilderness Environment | Horowhenua | updated |
| 10th - 11th | Event | District SAREX | Taupo | updated |
| 10th | Course | First Aid Refresher | Te Kuiti | updated |
| 14th | Meeting | Waikato Police District - Training planning | Morrinsville | new |
| 19th | Meeting | Group Meeting | Hamilton | new |
| 28th | Training | Monthly Training - Wed | Hamilton | |
| October | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 1st - 2nd | Course | Processing Wilderness Clues - FULL | Palmerstone Nth | |
| 6th | Meeting | IMT Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 14th - 16th | Course | Extended Search Planning - FULL | Tongariro | |
| 15th - 16th | Course | Tracking in the Wilderness Environment - FULL | Whakatane | |
| 15th - 16th | Training | SAREX | Wellington | |
| 15th - 16th | Training | Outdoor Risk Management | Tongariro | new |
| 17th | Meeting | Group Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 23rd | Course | Field Refresher (1 day) | Tauranga | canceled |
| 27th | Training | Monthly Training - Thurs | Hamilton | |
| 28th - 29th | Event | Mini SAREX 1 | Hamilton | new |
| November | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 3rd | Meeting | IMT Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 4th - 5th | Training | SAREX | Taranaki | |
| 12th - 13th | Training | Field Refresher (2 day) | Ruapehu | |
| 12th - 13th | Event | District SAREX | Taranaki | |
| 19th - 20th | Course | Tracking in the Wilderness Environment | Kauaeranga Valley | updated |
| 19th - 20th | Course | First Aid (2 day) | Auckland | canceled |
| 19th | Course | Search Techniques | Levin | new |
| 21st | Meeting | Group Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 26th - 27th | Course | Combined Tracking Team | F & B Ruapehu | new |
| 30th | Training | Monthly Training - Wed | Hamilton | |
| December | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 1st | Meeting | IMT Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 3rd | Course | Search Techniques | Gisbourne | new |
| 10th | Event | Christmas Function at Matts | Hamilton | updated |
| January 2017 | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 16th | Meeting | Group Meeting (To be advised) | Hamilton | new |
| 26th | Training | Tracking training (alternate Wed/Thurs monthly) Date to be advised | Hamilton | new |
| February | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 3rd | Meeting | IMT Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 11th - 12th | Course | Swift Water Awareness | Waihi | new |
| 11th - 12th | Course | Foundation Rope Rescue | Aongatete Lodge, Tauranga | new |
| 11th - 12th | Course | 4WD/ATV - Restricted | Waitomo | updated |
| 18th | Course | Search Techniques | Kuaotuna | updated |
| 20th | Meeting | Group Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 22nd | Training | Tracking training (alternate Wed/Thurs monthly) Date to be confirmed | Hamilton | new |
| 25th - 26th | Course | Foundation Rope Rescue | Taranaki | |
| 25th | Course | Field Refresher 1 day | Whakatane | |
| March | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 2nd | Meeting | IMT Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 2nd | Training | River crossing (alternate Wed/Thurs monthly) | Hamilton | new |
| 11th - 12th | Event | Waikato SAREX | Kaimai Scout Hut | |
| 18th - 19th | Course | Operational Tracking Intro | Wairo - Camp Watawa | |
| 20th | Meeting | Group Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 25th | Course | First Aid Refresher 1 day | Manawatu | |
| 29th | Training | Tracking training (alternate Wed/Thurs monthly) | Hamilton | updated |
| April | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 1st | Course | Tracking Core Skills | Tararua | |
| 2nd - 3rd | Course | Outdoor Risk Management | Auckland | |
| 6th | Meeting | IMT Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 8th | Course | Tracking Core Skills | Rotoroa | |
| 8th | Course | Search Techniques | Far North | |
| 8th | Event | Kaimai Hut Working Bee #1 | Hamilton | new |
| 14th - 16th | Event | Easter | NZ | |
| 17th | Meeting | Group Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 25th | Event | ANZAC - Tuesday | NZ | |
| 27th | Training | Tracking training (alternate Wed/Thurs monthly) | Hamilton | updated |
| 29th - 30th | Course | Operational Tracking Intro (Restricted) | CNI | |
| 29th - 30th | Course | CIMS 4 (Management) | Central Upper NI | |
| 29th | Course | Processing Wilderness Clues | Thames | |
| May | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 4th | Meeting | IMT Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 12th | Course | Managing The Initial Response | CUNI (IN) | |
| 13th | Course | Search Techniques | Wairarapa | |
| 13th | Course | Tracking in the Wilderness Environment | Waitomo | |
| 13th | Course | Tracking Core Skills | Gisborne | updated |
| 14th | Course | Field Refresher 1 day | Taranaki | |
| 15th | Meeting | Group Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 20th | Course | Search Techniques | Rotorua | |
| 20th - 21st | Course | Foundation Rope Rescue | Gisbourne | updated |
| 24th | Training | Tracking training (alternate Wed/Thurs monthly) | Hamilton | updated |
| June | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 3rd - 6th | Event | Queens Birthday | NZ | |
| 8th | Meeting | IMT Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 8th - 12th | Course | Operational Tracking | CNI | |
| 10th - 11th | Event | Waikato SAREX | Hamilton | new |
| 16th | Course | Extended Search Planning (Management) | Turangi | |
| 17th | Course | Tracking Core Skills | Far North | |
| 17th - 18th | Course | Tracking in the Wilderness Environment | Manawatu | |
| 19th | Meeting | Group Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 24th - 25th | Course | Searching Suburban Environment | Whakatane | |
| 24th | Course | Investigative Interviewing | Hamilton | |
| 29th | Training | Tracking training (alternate Wed/Thurs monthly) | Hamilton | updated |
| July | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 1st - 2nd | Course | First Aid 2 day | Waihi | |
| 1st | Course | Searching Suburban Environment | Auckland | |
| 1st | Event | Kaimai Hut Working Bee #2 | Hamilton | new |
| 6th | Meeting | IMT Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 8th | Event | IMT 1 day | Taranaki | updated |
| 8th - 9th | Course | Outdoor Risk Management | Far North | |
| 8th | Course | First Aid Refresher (1 day) | Gisborne | |
| 19th | Meeting | Group Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 26th | Training | Tracking training (alternate Wed/Thurs monthly) | Hamilton | updated |
| 29th - 30th | Course | Searching Suburban Environment | Wellington | |
| August | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 3rd | Meeting | IMT Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 12th | Event | IMTEX 1 day refresher (Provisional) | Hamilton | new |
| 19th | Course | Foundation Rope Rescue | Far North | |
| 21st | Meeting | Group Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 26th | Course | Tracking Core Skills | Wairarapa | |
| 27th | Course | ATV & 4WD refresher (Restricted) | Turangi | |
| 31st | Training | Tracking training POSTPONED | Hamilton | updated |
| September | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 2nd - 3rd | Event | SAREX - Taupo | Taupo | canceled |
| 7th | Meeting | IMT Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 9th | Course | Searching Suburban Environment | Rotorua | |
| 9th | Course | Outdoor Risk Management | Scout Hut | updated |
| 10th | Event | Field Refresher 1 day | Rotorua | |
| 18th | Meeting | Group Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 22nd - 24th | Course | Managing The Initial Response (Management) | Wellington | |
| 23rd - 24th | Course | Tracking in the Wilderness Environment | Northland | |
| 24th | Event | IMT 1 Day - Thames | Thames | updated |
| 27th | Training | Tracking training - POSTPONED | Hamilton | updated |
| October | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 5th | Meeting | IMT Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 6th | Course | SAR Leadership (3 day) | Thames | |
| 7th | Course | Tracking in the Wilderness Environment | Gisbourne area | |
| 7th | Course | Search Techniques | Taranaki | |
| 14th | Course | Field Refresher 1 day (SSE) | Hamilton | updated |
| 14th | Course | Processing Wilderness Clues | Manawatu | |
| 16th | Meeting | Group Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 21st | Course | Processing Wilderness Clues | Northland | |
| 21st - 23rd | Event | Labour day | NZ | |
| 26th | Training | Tracking training (alternate Wed/Thurs monthly) | Hamilton | |
| 28th | Course | Processing Wilderness Clues | Whakatane | |
| November | ||||
| All course dates are provisional | ||||
| 9th | Meeting | IMT Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 12th | Event | Field Refresher 1 day | Tairua Pauanui | updated |
| 12th | Course | First Aid Refresher 1 day | Wairarapa | |
| 20th | Meeting | Group Meeting | Hamilton | |
| 25th - 26th | Course | Swift Water Awareness | Taranaki | |
| 25th - 26th | Course | Combined Tracking Team | CNI | |
| 29th | Training | Tracking training (alternate Wed/Thurs monthly) | Hamilton | |