Weekly Training

Thursday training evenings
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: 

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

Light Rescue

  • Trailers and backing

Competencies obtained.

  •  

Lead: Dingo

Support: 

Starts at Thursday, 29 October, 2026 - 19:00
Ends at Thursday, 29 October, 2026 - 22:00
Location BOPRT - Base, 25 Kittyhawk Way, Mount Maunganui 3116, New Zealand

Light Rescue

  • Street Recon - no numbers no identification - how do you recon

Competencies obtained.

  •  

Lead: 

Support: 

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