Ready to Grab and Go, Every Time
LandSAR New Zealand is the national volunteer organisation assisting Police and the public in both suburban and wilderness search and rescue operations, spread across more than 60 local groups nationwide, backed by specialist teams in search dog work, caving, alpine cliff rescue, and river SAR.
The nature of the work means volunteers never know when they'll be called out next. What they needed was communications equipment that could be grabbed and deployed instantly, genuinely rugged enough for the harsh environments LandSAR operates in, from steep alpine terrain to dense bush, with the ability to keep charging radio batteries continuously on-site during a drawn-out incident.
A Genuinely Rapid Deployment Kit
Mobile Systems, working with Tait, equipped LandSAR teams with tough Tait TP8100 portable radios paired with transportable chargers housed in a rugged Pelican case, built specifically for a rapidly deployable solution teams could rely on without question. Knowing their radios were charged and ready to go the moment a callout came in removed one more variable from an already unpredictable job.
The transportable charging setup meant LandSAR could continue cycling batches of radio batteries throughout an event, not just at the start, keeping teams equipped for incidents that stretch well beyond a single shift.
Tested During the Christchurch Earthquake Response
The suitability of this rapidly deployable solution was proven during LandSAR's response to the Christchurch earthquake, known as Operation West. LandSAR provided crucial reconnaissance and reassurance to the public, along with genuine situational awareness for the Emergency Management team, exactly the kind of high-pressure, no-second-chances scenario this equipment was built for.
Good radio communications are the backbone of any search operation. When messages get relayed quickly and reliably, and there's less chance of a message not getting through, that genuinely improves the odds of finding the lost, injured, or missing, and it keeps volunteers safer while they do it.
Backing LandSAR With Genuine Local Service
Mobile Systems Limited is 100% New Zealand owned and based in Mount Maunganui, with over 25 years supplying and supporting Tait radio equipment for NZ's most demanding environments. As a Tait partner, we bring direct access to Tait's own engineering and design team on top of the hands-on local servicing that keeps equipment like this genuinely ready when it's needed, not just on paper.
