YSAR CANVAS Learning Management System
YSAR use the world-leading education technology CANVAS by Instructure to deliver its program. Through an education development strategy and project, all training resources are online and can be delivered in […]
Institutional Knowledge Transfer From One Generation to the Next
YSAR core objective is to train young people to become active community volunteers in the Search and Rescue and Civil Defence Emergency Management sectors. Our key focus in YSAR is the […]
Battery Town supports powering YSAR radio communications hub
YSAR relies on radio communications and live tracking for the weekend and end-of-year exercises. To create a radio hub in the areas of operation, we require erecting a duplex digital […]
Seven Sharp – If you went missing, who would go looking for you?
Most likely, it’d be volunteers from New Zealand Search and Rescue, and they’re on the hunt for new recruits. We had the privilege to be interviewed on 7 Sharp about […]
YSAR expands reach across NZ
Launched 14 years ago, until now the programme has only been available in Tauranga and Auckland. YSAR’s expansion will see new branches open in Thames-Coromandel, Waikato, Wellington and Christchurch. Read […]
An exciting time in Zespri’s growth journey
Zespri is underway with its biggest ever transformation project which will help standardise and automate processes across the organisation, increase efficiency, and provide a platform for growth and innovation. The […]
YSAR Volunteer Vacancy Available in Auckland
Become a YSAR volunteer and shape the future of SAR and EM YSAR is the youth development feeder organization to the Search and Rescue and Emergency Management sector. For 14 […]
YSAR 2023 update
Where to find our training program for 2023 and how to apply The YSAR National Training Calendar for 2023 is now published on the YSAR website /Our Program/National Calendar. Applications […]
Turning a mobile phone into a beacon with a UAV-based cellular search and rescue solution
Opportunities for Australian SAR agencies to dial into mobile phone technology innovation was showcased at AAUS ROTORTECH 2022 Conference in June 2022. Advantages of Psuedo Base Station solutions like Smith […]
FENZ introduce new high-tech cameras for SAR
Fire and Emergency New Zealand is New Zealand’s main firefighting and emergency services body. Through legislation FENZ have a mandate to provide a wide range of services for communities. Fire and Emergency […]