Helping to keep the Life Flight Trust flying
Flying to the rescue nationwide, Life Flight is one of New Zealand’s most important free ambulance services. That’s why we’ve been helping to boost their financial position for more than 10 years.
Our ferries frequently cross paths with Life Flight rescue aircraft, as they go about their business saving lives. What’s more, every Interislander ship has a landing pad for a Life Flight helicopter, providing reassurance for our passengers.
About Life Flight Trust
Interislander has been a sponsor of Life Flight’s annual fundraiser, the Life Flight Open Day, since 2014. Held every March, this event is a family-friendly day that attracts thousands of Wellingtonians to the Life Flight hangar. Attendees learn about Life Flight’s crucial services, while enjoying fun activities and contributing donations to support the cause.
Interislander also helps with other fundraising activities, such as the Life Flight Gala Dinner and the annual appeal day. When the Life Flight appeal’s running, our staff actively collect donations at the Wellington Railway Station and on our ferries.
“Thanks to the collective dedication of Life Flight's partners, our air ambulance service and Westpac Chopper have the funding to keep us flying 24/7. Our Interislander partnership is a particularly special one, as we share a connection with the communities on either side of Cook Strait. Every year we fly hundreds of people from the Marlborough/Nelson regions, so it's not uncommon for our helicopter and plane pilots to cross paths with the Interislander ferries while flying over the strait and give them a wave. The partnership helps us save lives daily and keep communities safe in the knowledge that there is free air ambulance support when it's needed. With the Interislander’s hands-on approach from staff during fundraising and being actively involved in our events, it is a dream partnership that Life Flight values so much.”
Grant Elliot, Life Flight Partnerships Manager
