Land search and rescue personnel should be treated like the highly skilled professionals they are and get paid for their time. After a 37 year involvement with mountain rescue, I’ve come to realise a couple of things. Firstly, New Zealand Land Search and Rescue is manned by highly skilled and experienced people who can operate in any environment and […]
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