Weekly Training

Thursday training evenings
Starts at Thursday, 31 July, 2025 - 19:00
Ends at Thursday, 31 July, 2025 - 22:00
Location BOPRT - Base, 25 Kittyhawk Way, Mount Maunganui 3116, New Zealand

Stream: Ropes and Knots

 

Competencies:

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)
Friction hitch (Italian, munter)
Clove hitch
Inspect a rope & Complete a rope log
Industrial figure 8 (2 loop figure 8)
Tape Knot (Water Knot)
Double fisherman's
Vertical Lift Knot or improvised harness

Lead: Dingo

Support: Jon

Starts at Thursday, 24 July, 2025 - 19:00
Ends at Thursday, 24 July, 2025 - 22:00
Location BOPRT - Base, 25 Kittyhawk Way, Mount Maunganui 3116, New Zealand

Weekly Training.

TBC

For those not able to make the Ohau Channel Exercise training will be provided at the Hanger.

Starts at Thursday, 17 July, 2025 - 19:00
Ends at Thursday, 17 July, 2025 - 22:00
Location BOPRT - Base, 25 Kittyhawk Way, Mount Maunganui 3116, New Zealand

Stream: Foundation

Pallet exercise

Competencies:

hand tools and setting up camp

 

Lead: Dingo

Support: Jon

Starts at Thursday, 10 July, 2025 - 19:00
Ends at Thursday, 10 July, 2025 - 22:00
Location BOPRT - Base, 25 Kittyhawk Way, Mount Maunganui 3116, New Zealand

Stream: Foundation/Light Rescue/ Deployment

Ropes and Knots

COMPETENCIES

Inspect a rope & Complete a rope log

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)

Friction hitch (Italian, munter)

Clove hitch

Industrial figure 8 (2 loop figure 8)

Tape Knot (Water Knot)

Double fisherman's

Vertical Lift Knot or improvised harness

 

Lead: Shaun

Starts at Thursday, 3 July, 2025 - 19:00
Ends at Thursday, 3 July, 2025 - 22:00
Location BOPRT - Base, 25 Kittyhawk Way, Mount Maunganui 3116, New Zealand

Stream: Light Rescue:

Improvised casuality movement.

Competencies:

Blanket or clothing lift
Human crutch
2,3,4 Handed seat
Pack Strap Carry
Fore and aft carry
Blanket/ clothing drag
Firemans crawl
Shoulder/ stair drag

 

Lead: Jane

Support: Robyn

Starts at Thursday, 10 December, 2026 - 19:00
Ends at Thursday, 10 December, 2026 - 22:00
Location BOPRT - Base, 25 Kittyhawk Way, Mount Maunganui 3116, New Zealand

Foundation

  • Equipment audit

Competencies obtained.

  • Nil

Lead: 

Support: 

Starts at Thursday, 3 December, 2026 - 19:00
Ends at Thursday, 3 December, 2026 - 22:00
Location BOPRT - Base, 25 Kittyhawk Way, Mount Maunganui 3116, New Zealand

Light rescue

  • Repeater and other comms set up

Competencies obtained

  • Operate and manage a communications centre or hub
  • Set up a portable repeater or Cross Band
  • Set up BGAN or Starlink or alternate comms system

Lead: 

Support: 

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

Foundation

  • EMBOP exercise

Competencies obtained.

  •  

Lead: Mark

Support: EMBOP

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

Light Rescue

  • Community assessments – using survey 123 in the field

Competencies obtained.

  •  

Lead: 

Support: 

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

 

Competencies obtained.

 

Lead: 

Support: 

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