Anybody

Starts at Thursday, 16 April, 2026 - 19:00
Ends at Thursday, 16 April, 2026 - 22:00
Location BOPRT - Base, 25 Kittyhawk Way, Mount Maunganui 3116, New Zealand

Operation Vaianu.

Washing of 3 vans and fuel up.

Clean up of gear and debreif.

 

Starts at Thursday, 9 April, 2026 - 19:00
Ends at Thursday, 9 April, 2026 - 22:00
Location BOPRT - Base, 25 Kittyhawk Way, Mount Maunganui 3116, New Zealand

Foundation

  • Briefings – GSMEAC & other briefings (Pg 18 Field guide)
  • Debriefing – Hot/Cold (Pg 19 Field guide)
  • Handovers - (Pg 60-63 Field guide)

Competencies obtained.

  • Deliver a GSMEAC briefing for a tasking
  • Facilitate a debrief
  • Complete a Situation Report or handover (written or verbal)
  • Complete a Situation Report or handover (written or verbal)

Lead: 

Support: 

Starts at Thursday, 19 March, 2026 - 19:00
Ends at Thursday, 19 March, 2026 - 22:00
Location BOPRT - Base, 25 Kittyhawk Way, Mount Maunganui 3116, New Zealand

Flood Response

  • Sand bagging - walls, dykes, doorways, diversion
  • Water diversion

Competentcies obtained.

  • Operating Pumps (can prime pump, understands maintenance reqs)
  • Can divert water for salvage
  • Take part in forming a ring dyke

Lead: Dingo

Support: Shaun

Starts at Thursday, 12 March, 2026 - 19:00
Ends at Thursday, 12 March, 2026 - 22:00
Location Memorial Park, Corner Eleventh Ave and Fraser Street Entrance

Stretcher management and team work

Play ground exercise for the team to follow the 100m rope up, over, under, around and through various obsticles.

Great team work exercise testing leadership, team work and communications.

Starts at Thursday, 5 March, 2026 - 19:00
Ends at Thursday, 5 March, 2026 - 22:00
Location BOPRT - Base, 25 Kittyhawk Way, Mount Maunganui 3116, New Zealand

Pitching Tents

Putting up tents and packing into space cases

ape Knot Double fisherman's

Lead: Dingo

Support: Shaun, Jon

Starts at Thursday, 26 February, 2026 - 19:00
Ends at Thursday, 26 February, 2026 - 22:00
Location BOPRT - Base, 25 Kittyhawk Way, Mount Maunganui 3116, New Zealand

Competencies

Lead: Shaun

Support: Jon, Dingo, Peter

Starts at Thursday, 19 February, 2026 - 19:00
Ends at Thursday, 19 February, 2026 - 22:00
Location BOPRT - Base, 25 Kittyhawk Way, Mount Maunganui 3116, New Zealand

Light Rescue

  • Knots – common knots that the team uses
  • Anchors – W3P2, multi point, equalising two point  
  • Rigging – Building simple systems
  • MA systems – simple systems (3:1, 4;1, 5:1) & 9:1 compound

Competencies obtained.

  • Single figure of 8 / Figure 8 on the bight / Rethreaded figure of 8
  • Joining figure of 8 (Figure 8 bend)
  • Round turn and two half hitches
  • Alpine butterfly
  • Prusik knot (Classic)
  • Clove hitch
  • Friction hitch (Italian, munter)
  • Tape Knot (Water Knot)
  • Double fisherman's

Lead: Shaun

Support: Dingo, Jon, Robyn

Starts at Thursday, 5 February, 2026 - 00:00
Ends at Sunday, 8 February, 2026 - 01:00
Location Your Home, The Sandy Beach

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Starts at Thursday, 12 February, 2026 - 19:00
Ends at Thursday, 12 February, 2026 - 22:00
Location BOPRT - Base, 25 Kittyhawk Way, Mount Maunganui 3116, New Zealand

Light Rescue
  • Stretchers & stretcher management - Ferno/backboard/sked/sheet & scoop
  • Stretcher bridle set ups (Pg 104 Field Guide)
  • Patient lashing – spider, tape or rope
  • Stretchers & stairs – how to manage
Competencies obtained.
  • Can package a patient into a stretcher as a team member
Lead: Shaun
Support: Dingo, Jane
 
Starts at Monday, 26 January, 2026 - 00:00
Ends at Monday, 26 January, 2026 - 01:00
Location Your Home, The Sandy Beach

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