The Trust Tairawhiti Rescue Helicopter has flown seven missions since last Wednesday.

On March 29 the chopper crew responded to a trauma in Tokomaru Bay, where the on-board critical care flight paramedic assessed and treated the patient, who was flown in a stable condition to Gisborne Hospital.

“Many thanks to the whānau who brought our patient to the park for uplift, and the nurse who cared for the person until we arrived,” said a spokeswoman for the service.

The next day the crew were called to two medical events, one in Matawai, and in the other they flew a patient from Gisborne Hospital to Waikato Hospital.

On Friday morning they flew to Hicks Bay to assist someone who had experienced a medical event, and to Te Araroa on Saturday for the same reason.

That morning they transferred a patient who had suffered a trauma, from Gisborne Hospital to Waikato Hospital.

On Sunday morning they were called to a motor vehicle accident in Ruatoria.