| 37 Southern Lakes Helicopters Southern Lakes specialist response skillsets include providing helicopter support services in challenging environmental conditions making the possibility of finding someone who has been lost or injured more likely to be successful. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT conditions making the possibility of finding someone who has been lost or injured more likely to be successful. “Or as happened recently when we had a missing person in a canyon and that person’s body was able to be recovered by our local water rescue team, so in that unfortunate circumstance that team was able to provide a level of response that no other group can do,” says Simon. As Southern Lakes Helicopters has grown over the years so has the level of employment and security they provide to staff and their families who make the move to live and work in the area. “Part of the attraction for our staff is that their families will grow up here with all the benefits of having all those outdoor activities on our back doorstep. “It’s an investment that flows on to the school and to all the other local businesses,” says Simon. With pilot exchanges the norm between Fiordland, Mt. Cook and Antarctica those families live in landscapes and environments that their tourist clients can only take photos of while enjoying a birdseye view of New Zealand’s most pristine wilderness. HOSE DOCTOR SERVICE • DESIGN • BUILD • INSTALL Russell Maher P 03 249 9414 | M 027 329 3299 A 116 Sandy Brown Road, Te Anau E metalworksteanau@xtra.co.nz metalworks-teanau.co.nz stew@stewsplace.co.nz stewsplace.co.nz UPHOLSTERY MANUFACTURING REPAIRS RETAIL • Nylon • Fabric • Canvas • PVC • Aviation • Cars • Boats • Household • Outdoor Equipment 22 Caswell Road Te Anau 021 612 061
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