Rescue Coordination Centre (RCCNZ)

What does RCCNZ do?

The Rescue Coordination Centre New Zealand (RCCNZ) is responsible for coordinating:

• Search and Rescue Operations that require coordination at the national level
• Maritime and aviation search and rescue missions within New Zealand’s search and rescue region
• Land-based missions that are initiated via a Satellite Distress Notification Devices
• SAR support and advice to emergency response partners (e.g NZ Police, Ambulance and Civil Defence)

We deliver these services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year

RCCNZ is a part of MNZ's wider maritime incident response function

Covering one of the world’s largest search and rescue areas

Quick stats

• Spanning 30 million square kilometres, RCCNZ covers one of the largest search and rescue areas in the world.
• This area extends from the mid-Tasman Sea, halfway to Chile, and from the South Pole, almost up to the Equator.
• Every year, RCCNZ responds to approximately 1,500 search and rescue incidents.