Kiwis raise $1.5m for rescue helicopter
Despite tough economic times, New Zealanders have set a record with donations to this year's Westpac Rescue Helicopter Appeal.
Almost $1.5 million was donated, and organisers of the appeal say every cent will go to the 16 rescue helicopter trusts nationwide.
Rescue helicopters undertook almost 5,000 missions last year, each costing thousands of dollars.
- NEWSTALK ZB
One can't help but wonder if the public would have been quite so generous if they knew what sort of amateur hour some of these trusts are.
TK