AREC

The AREC national training programme for the lower North Island second district will be held at Kaitoke on Saturday 8 September starting at 0830. National Training Manager Daniel Ayers ZL1DFA will be presenting and the new AREC manual will be distributed. This is a critical opportunity for AREC members to up skill and should also be a lot of fun! Invitations going out to all district sections. Please contact John ZL4JY as soon as possible if you wish to attend. Meals provided.

At 1945 Police advised of missing person overdue from a walk/run off Maungatukutuku Road Paraparaumu. Kapiti based Police SAR staff were dispatched to do an initial recce. AREC pager went off at just after 2100 and HQ arrangements discussed for possible kick off at 0900 next day. An etxt heads up was sent out to SAR and AREC volunteers at 2243. Missing person walked out at 0130. Stand down page received at around 0200 and etxt sent out at 0702. If the op had gone ahead AREC would have been required to manage comms from Paraparaumu Police Station.