AREC New Zealand

     
    We are a volunteer organisation dedicated to keeping everyone connected during search and rescue operations, emergency responses, and community disasters.
     
    Our skilled radio operators ensure vital information gets where it needs to go — keeping teams coordinated and communities safe.
     
    We work alongside organisations such as Land Search and Rescue, NZ Police, Coastguard, Surf Life Saving, and Civil Defence.
     
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    Training & Advice

    AREC delivers high quality education, training and assessment of AREC volunteers and other partner organizations. Our volunteers deliver advice and guidance utilizing their extensive technical and operational knowledge.

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    Infrastructure & Equipment

    AREC endeavours to provide and maintain suitable radio and communications technology equipment and infrastructure to enable our volunteers to provide a highly capable and responsive emergency communication service.

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    Volunteers

    AREC’s 450 fully equipped Volunteers provide communications services for civil emergencies, search and rescue and community events.

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    264

    Events attended by AREC + 126 SAR events

    47

    AREC groups
    nationwide

    450

    AREC volunteers

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    AREC partners

    Latest News

    Southland AREC

    Tonight, we celebrate Southland AREC being recognized at the NZ Search and Rescue Awards. Brendon ZL4BDS was on hand to receive the certificate of achievement for the search for the
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    Wet day at Dip Flat

    It has been very wet, and now a bit cool at Dip Flat for the Police National SAR Course. AREC – Amateur Radio Emergency Communications providing Comms support with Christchurch and
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    long standing AREC members being recognised

    Years of radio communication have given one Balclutha man audio experiences for a lifetime. Balclutha local Cliff Gray recently received a life membership for his contribution to the South Otago’s
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    Keeping in touch when it counts

    Great article recognising all ‘Hams’ who supported Tairawhiti – Gisborne, through the worst devastation the region had seen in decades.  Ka mau te wehi! https://www.criticalcomms.com.au/content/public-safety/article/radio-amateurs-respond-to-cyclone-gabrielle-249881583
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    Join AREC as a volunteer

    You will join a group and receive training to provide essential communications to support Search & Rescue, Disaster Response, and our community.

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    The sense of accomplishment helping locate a family's loved one cannot be beaten. As an AREC volunteer I enjoy the adventure, using and building my skillset, but most importantly the community I have become a part of. Daniel Erickson – AREC Group Leader
    I joined AREC because I want to help my community. I enjoy building my technical skills and volunteering my time with a group of like-minded people. Terrance Shaw – AREC Volunteer
    I have been an amateur radio enthusiast for a number of years and find that through AREC I can give back to the community. As an avid motor sport fan, I have been involved in supplying communications for car rallies, and events since 1983. Terry James – AREC Group Leader

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    AREC - Amateur Radio Emergency Communications

    18 hours ago

    AREC - Amateur Radio Emergency Communications
    Tairāwhiti Civil Defence + AREC 🤝 Winlink Read about the new install and how that will support the local community in emergencies 👉A joint venture between AREC and Tairāwhiti Emergency Management has added another solid layer of communication back-up should other systems fail . . . and it could be a gamechanger for Tairāwhiti.Amateur Radio Emergency Communications and TEMO have installed Winlink, a radio email system that uses radio frequencies to send and receive email messages without the internet. It is widely used by emergency management and amateur radio emergency groups during disaster responses.The new TEMO Winlink has HF, VHF and UHF frequency capabilities. The HF server will keep searching for another HF server nationally or worldwide until it locates one with an active internet connection and use that connection to send emails. If there is no internet connection to be found, it can send emails amongst each of the national or international servers. Pictured are TEMO group manager Ben Green (left) and AREC northern regional manager Steve Main in front of the new gear.👇 for the full story . . . https://www.tairawhitiem.govt.nz/AREC - Amateur Radio Emergency Communications ... See MoreSee Less

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    AREC - Amateur Radio Emergency Communications

    6 days ago

    AREC - Amateur Radio Emergency Communications
    📣It's time for #TheBigShoutOut 📣June is a month-long celebration to recognise volunteers for the mahi they do! This year we have asked our volunteers who they would like to see recognised 👀 so let's get the ball rolling - starting with a big thank you to Geoff and Ryan for going all in! 💛 Volunteering New Zealand ... See MoreSee Less

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    AREC - Amateur Radio Emergency Communications

    4 weeks ago

    AREC - Amateur Radio Emergency Communications
    Interested to know what our Volunteers do when they are not on a call-out for SAR or CDEM?... We train! 🏃🏃‍♀️Because we are responsible for ensuring communications are set up and working well during a rescue or emergency event, it's a non-negotiable that we exercise our skills, especially in areas that are less than ideal (e.g. those rugged & rough NZ spots that have variable radio coverage!) 🌲🏔️Our Southland AREC Group headed out to Stewart Island over the weekend to do just that. Take a look 👇Almost looks like an episode of Survivor, don't you think? 🪏 ... See MoreSee Less
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    AREC - Amateur Radio Emergency Communications

    1 month ago

    AREC - Amateur Radio Emergency Communications
    Members of our Tauranga Group showed incredible volunteer spirit during Cyclone Vaianu, travelling to Gisborne in the thick of it all, to support our friends at Tairāwhiti Civil Defence 💛Our vollies - Jo, Ian & Connor 💛 Thanks SunLive the Bay's news first for the spotlight ⭐️ ... See MoreSee Less

    SunLive - Tauranga radio volunteers answer cyclone call - The Bay's News First

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    Tauranga radio volunteers answer cyclone call
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