The Westpac H145 Rescue helicopter landing on the new Christchurch Hospital helipad. Photo: SuppliedHagley Oval cricketers and fans will have to get used to helicopters transferring patients to nearby Christchurch Hospital. But it is also close to the flight path of buzzing helicopters, which land on the hospital roof helipad across the road from the oval. Canterbury Cricket Trust’s Lee Robinson said the flight paths close to the oval had been approved by the Civil Aviation Authority. “Before the Waipapa helipad opened, helicopters transporting patients to hospital had to land in Hagley Park.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 14, 2021 00:45 UTC