Southland Amateur Radio Emergency Communications

Amateur Radio Emergency Communications is a national organisation of volunteers with a structure allowing professional radio communications representation, planning, management and operational assistance at national, regional and local levels. Able to assist with communications, planning, management and operational aspects. Provision of alternative supplementary radio communications systems.

We have assisted the New Zealand Police and LandSAR at many search and rescue operations, including the Easy Rider tragedy. We also played a major part in the 1984 Southland Floods assisting Civil Defence.