A highly valued member of our unit, Vickie Hudson-Craig, passed away on 13th March after a long illness. We received this news with great sadness. Vickie joined us as a boat crew trainee about 10 years ago. She left Coastguard when she had her daughter Ruby, and later rejoined us as a Board member as her illness prevented her from resuming active...

Callout: 12:53pm, Thurs 26th Feb 2026, tasked by Police. Time was of the essence: a 5.4m boat was sinking near the entrance to Lyttelton Harbour with five people on board. Our fast-response vessel, HamiltonJet Rescue, was in the water in just 11 minutes with 3 volunteer crew. As they raced to the scene, Coastguard Canterbury's rescue vessel and...

Mid‑January started quietly for Coastguard Sumner, but things soon picked up for our volunteer crew with five callouts to mid-February. Regular training is well underway again, and our team aboard Blue Arrow Rescue had a memorable moment last week when a pod of dolphins joined them alongside the vessel. A special reminder of why we love our patch...