Next Episode of First Responders is
Season 3 / Episode 5 and airs on 26 October 2026 23:00
New Zealand averages 870,000 calls for urgent help every year. This series takes viewers out on rescue helicopters, ambulances & boats with emergency teams as they attend to desperate situations.
HeliOtago deals with every parent's worst nightmare, an alpine adventure ends terribly, and a young teen goes on a ride he'll never forget.
A trip to the beach nearly proves fatal for a tourist, a man mowing his lawns suffers a horrific accident, and an injured mountain biker dislocates her ankle.
Northern Rescue helps a woman after an accident leaves her stranded in agonising pain, a climber falls in an avalanche zone, and a tramper breaks his jaw.
A young man falls from a cliff at Piha, an experienced motorcyclist crashes into a ditch, and HeliOtago winches a very brave little patient.
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