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New Zealand's Rescue Comms Crisis | Auckland News
New Zealand’s search and rescue teams are racing against time to modernize their outdated communication systems, struggling to keep pace with exploding tech like satellite phones and internet-connected devices amid rugged terrain and retiring volunteers. With legacy tech failing to handle today’s complex, multi-channel distress calls, agencies like police and Maritime New Zealand are stretched thin—lacking resources for a full telecom overhaul. The stakes are high: every second counts when someone’s in danger, and without a unified, future-ready network, lives hang in the balance as maritime…
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