Kelly Makiha: Mountain bikers at Rotorua could die, ACC needs to rethink its funding
29 Dec, 2020 09:00 PM
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There I d be whizzing along a trail with my mountain bike wheel teetering on the edge of a sheer drop without a care in the world. One false move and I d be toast. But when you re young and silly, you don t seem to think about these things.
Mountain biking. If you live in the Bay of Plenty, it s somewhat of a crime not to come to Rotorua and experience it for yourself. It s good for the soul.
But let s face it, when you compare it with most sports, it does come with some fine print about the risk of injuries.
ACC pulls funding for Rotorua Mountain Bike Club First Response Service
23 Dec, 2020 05:00 PM
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The future of a lifesaving medical crew that quickly reaches injured mountain bikers in Rotorua s Whakarewarewa Forest is in jeopardy after ACC pulled its funding. The Rotorua Mountain Bike Club First Response Unit has been operating for more than three years and during that time has rushed to the aid of an estimated 1000 riders in strife.
But the club has just learned ACC will stop its funding from April next year.
The Rotorua Mountain Bike First Response Unit has lost a bulk of its funding, putting the service in jeopardy. Photo / Supplied by Gerhard Egger
Lifesaver: AED gifted to Rotorua s Tarewa Pounamu Marae
17 Dec, 2020 06:49 PM
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(From left) Kama Aldworth (ASB), Marie Scott (St John Rotorua), Hariata Kohonui (marae committee member) and Yvonne Healey (St John Rotorua). Photo / Supplied
(From left) Kama Aldworth (ASB), Marie Scott (St John Rotorua), Hariata Kohonui (marae committee member) and Yvonne Healey (St John Rotorua). Photo / Supplied
Rotorua Daily Post
Christmas has come early for the community surrounding Tarewa Pounamu Marae in Rotorua, with a new automated external defibrillator (AED) gifted by ASB and St John.
The life-saving device is one of 28 AEDs gifted by ASB and Philips, to support efforts by St John to improve cardiac arrest survival rates in New Zealand.