The Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter was dispatched at 7.30pm on Monday 19 March to Te Aroha, to an 83-year-old man who has suffered a stroke.
The man was stablised by paramedics before being flown to Waikato Hospital in a serious condition.
Early that day the rescue helicopter was tasked to Te Kaha medical Centre, where a 40-year-old local man had become unwell with a serious medical condition.
He was flown to Tauranga Hospital in the care of the onboard paramedic.