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Amateur Radio Emergency Communication “AREC” the public service arm of the New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (NZART) formed by members who are individually licensed amateur radio operators.

Welcome to AREC New Zealand

Welcome to Amateur Radio Emergency Communication “AREC”. AREC is the public service arm of the New Zealand Association of Radio Transmitters (NZART) formed by members who are primarily individually licensed amateur radio operators. AREC provides skilled Volunteers enabling essential communications to support search and rescue, disaster response, and our community.

AREC.site
AREC’s legacy website and the technical information it contained is still available for a period of time at www.arec.site

Our Services

264

Events attended by AREC + 126 SAR events

47

AREC groups
nationwide

375

AREC volunteers

8

AREC partners

(NZSAR, RCC, Police, LandSAR,)

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

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

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

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

Join the adventure!

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.

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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1 week ago

Well done to all of those involved in this search! 👏A man’s lucky escape highlights the importance of taking a personal locator beacon when going on any outdoor adventure.

Around 9:40pm Police were alerted a hunter had gone missing on the Bosom Hunting block in Port Adventure, Stewart Island.

A member of a hunting party had left the group at the hut with an intended return of 5pm, however after they hadn’t returned by 6pm the occupants became worried.

A search was completed by one of the hunters, including firing a few warning shots in an attempt to locate them, however they were not located, and at 9:40pm the decision was made to raise the alarm.

Around 4am Monday morning, Police engaged the Southern Lakes Helicopters who conducted a night vision goggle and thermal camera search, again without success.

A full-scale search was then initiated with Land Search and Rescue volunteer teams from Rakiura/Stewart Island and Southland, supported by Southland Amateur Radio Communication (AREC) volunteers. Land Search and Rescue dog teams from Queenstown and Wanaka were also called in to assist.

At 10:34am the Rescue Coordination Centre (RCCNZ) received a Personal Locator Beacon (PLB) activation from the missing man. Southern Lakes Helicopters responded to the activation, locating and winching the man the man aboard. He was taken back to the Port Adventure Hunters Hut and reunited with the rest of his hunting party.

Police would like to thank the volunteers from Land Search and Rescue, AREC, and SAR Search Dogs for their assistance in locating the missing man, thanks to your efforts they were able to return to their friends.

This was a good example of the importance of taking a personal locator beacon when going on any outdoor adventure, once it was activated it led us right to his location and he was swiftly located and recovered. ... See MoreSee Less

Well done to all of those involved in this search! 👏

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1 week ago

AREC will be at Life Flight Open Day this Sunday! 📢 We will have some fun and interactive gear for people to have a go with, so be sure to come and say hello! 👋

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AREC will be at Life Flight Open Day this Sunday! 📢 We will have some fun and interactive gear for people to have a go with, so be sure to come and say hello! 👋

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AREC - Amateur Radio Emergency Communications

2 weeks ago

Lately at AREC 👋

📌Ministry of Social Development NZ Jobs and Skills Hubs, in conjunction with Manaaki Tairāwhiti, sponsored a Ham Cram
for us, held in Gisborne

📌Our Waikato & Thames AREC groups were invited to run training and assist in the IMT exercise at a recent SAREX Multi Agency training in Waikato, held at Pureroa Forest. Land Search & Rescue New Zealand Waikato Police

📌We attended Jock White Field Day where we set up and operated the complete field station

📌We ran a SAR track course in Southland for members of our Otago and Southland groups ... See MoreSee Less

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AREC - Amateur Radio Emergency Communications is in Southland.

3 weeks ago

Today AREC is delivering a SAR Track Technical course to some members from Otago and Southland.

The day started off with a hearty BBQ Breakfast before getting down to business! ... See MoreSee Less

Today AREC is delivering a SAR Track Technical course to some members from Otago and Southland.

The day started off with a hearty BBQ Breakfast before getting down to business!

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