Neville Digby, long time AREC member awarded Lifetime Service Award at RFUANZ Gala Dinner Industry Awards.
What do you value about being a volunteer for AREC?- An opportunity to serve the community - while using my hobby
skills.
- Being part of a team providing community good, while utilising
my technical radio skills.
- Friendships and the feeling of a job well done at the end of an
exercise or operation.
- Knowing my work is appreciated
While AREC celebrates its formal anniversary this year after 90 years, having being formed after the Napier Earthquake, there is some history where the AREC concepts were first mooted even before the 1929 Murchison Earthquake."NZART had been thinking about emergency communications since before the Murchison quake, including the design of a message relay network or 'guardship system' in 1929."
Southland AREC are an excellent example of what AREC stands for.They have a good relationship with Civil Defence, Land SAR, Police and many community groups. Are known to travel far and wide assisting with repeater installations and neighboring AREC Groups.
Photo - Regional Manger Lindsey Ross ZL4KS presenting a National Volunteer Week Certificate of Appreciation to Southland AREC Deputy Group Leader Daniel Erickson ZL4DE.
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AREC HSW
AREC has a requirement to look after our volunteers, and has an HSW Policy that will apply to all activities taking place under the auspices of AREC. AREC HSW Policy and Guidance AREC Health, Safety and Wellbeing Policy 2022030 AREC … Continue reading
AREC Awards
AREC has introduced a range of Awards to recognise the service of our members, and others that help AREC. There are some awards that can be awarded at the local level, and some that will be awarded at the national … Continue reading
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90 Years of Service
During 1931 Amateur Radio operators provided communications links for the authorities during the aftermath of the Napier Earthquake. Following this and the need for communications for a Search in the Arthur’s Pass area a pilot Section of Radio Emergency Corps … Continue reading
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Contact AREC
Postal Address: AREC P O Box 40-525 UPPER HUTT 5140 New Zealand Street Address: Level 1, 15 Geange Street, Upper Hutt 5018, New Zealand Phone: (04) 939 2189 +64 4 939 2189 Email: admin@arec.nz Contact list for AREC Officers and … Continue reading
AREC Rules and Code of Conduct
Like many organisations, AREC has rules and policies that talk about our vision and purpose – and provide the framework for how we need to operate. The Rules (a Regulation under the NZART Constitution section 9) were updated in 2021. … Continue reading
