Auckland Rescue Helicopter Ride. TV Coverage

**ZX12R Hoon** · 13th February 2007, 13:45

Hi all. Please let anyone you know who may be interested. There is a segment on Close Up tonight about the ride last Sunday and about the problems we are facing with getting approval to run the ride next year. Thats Close Up, Tuesday the 13 Feb.

**Finn** · 13th February 2007, 13:48

Yeah that pisses me off. It's okay for some gang to close down the harbour bridge for a bitch session but try and raise some money for charity and the pricks wanna charge you.

**James Deuce** · 13th February 2007, 13:49

Thanks for the heads up, but bear in mind if you are a licensed rider or driver you don't need approval to use a public road in/on a registered and warranted vehicle.

Or as we like to say: Fuck 'em! Do it anyway.

**erik** · 13th February 2007, 13:57

Cheers, going to try and record it.

**Maha** · 13th February 2007, 14:02

Thats when i sit down for a graze anyway so i will watch.....

**Chisanga** · 13th February 2007, 14:05

Originally Posted by Finn

Yeah that pisses me off. It's okay for some gang to close down the harbour bridge for a bitch session but try and raise some money for charity and the pricks wanna charge you.

We can't have your average Aucklander wait more than 20 minutes on their way to get their Sunday Latte can we? That is FAR more important that anything related to charity

**ManDownUnder** · 13th February 2007, 14:10

Originally Posted by Finn

It's okay for some gang to close down the harbour bridge for a bitch session but try and raise some money for charity and the pricks wanna charge you.

Rename it the Ngati Westpac ride ya reckon?

**Toaster** · 13th February 2007, 14:32

Thanks for the tip. Will have to pause the porn channel and flick over.

**inlinefour** · 13th February 2007, 14:36

Originally Posted by ZX12R Hoon

Hi all. Please let anyone you know who may be interested. There is a segment on Close Up tonight about the ride last Sunday and about the problems we are facing with getting approval to run the ride next year. Thats Close Up, Tuesday the 13 Feb.

if it was not for the local rescue chopper I could quite easily be dead. You just never know when you'll need the service eh...

**ManDownUnder** · 13th February 2007, 14:41

Originally Posted by inlinefour

if it was not for the local rescue chopper I could quite easily be dead. You just never know when you'll need the service eh...

Exactly - so remind me why the govt isn't funding this thing??

**inlinefour** · 13th February 2007, 14:42

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

Exactly - so remind me why the govt isn't funding this thing??

cause the NZ Govt are arseholes...

**ManDownUnder** · 13th February 2007, 14:48

So .... funding of the other emergency services helicopters... comes from where?

Police?

Fire?

Why does the transport arm of the health system need to be privately funded (St John's, Wesrpac helicopter)? Is it just me or is there something wrong with this picture?

**klingon** · 13th February 2007, 18:28

woohoo! Didya see it? Next year's going to be the same and Transit's happy with the way it was run

**jtzzr** · 13th February 2007, 18:36

Did anyone video it or record it on their dvd recorder , wouldn`t mind a copy if possible ,I went to record it , but my video won`t record with no frikin video tape in it, if anyone did could I grab a copy please , will pay for shipping , all the KBers in Argentina need not apply . Thanks p.s will pay for the tape/cd as well.