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St John Ambulance & Rescue Helicopters

Frequencies

Balclutha, Central Otago and Queenstown channels are crosslinked.
Coastal Otago is crosslinked with the South Canterbury channels.

Dunedin
Frequency Coverage Repeater Notes
141.3250 Dunedin Signal Hill Ch 67
141.4125 South Dunedin Corstophine Ch 74
141.4375 Dunedin Swampy Summit Ch 76
500.3500 Forsyth Barr Stadium Forsyth Barr Stadium Ch UHF02
Balclutha
Frequency Coverage Repeater Notes
141.3750 Owaka Hinahina Hill Ch 71
141.4250 Tapanui Blue Mountains Ch 75
141.4500 Milton Mt Stuart Ch 77
Central Otago
Frequency Coverage Repeater Notes
141.3250 Wanaka Long Gully Ch 67
141.3750 Ranfurly North Rough Ridge Ch 71
141.4000 Alexandra Waikerikeri Ch 73
141.4250 Lindis Pass Old Man Peak Ch 75
141.4500 Cromwell Mt Dufficulty Ch 77
Queenstown
Frequency Coverage Repeater Notes
141.3250 Glenorchy Mt Nicholas Ch 67
141.3750 Queenstown Mt Dewar Ch 71
141.3875 Queenstown Remarkables Ch 72
141.4000 Wanaka Hillend Ch 73
North Otago
Frequency Coverage Repeater Notes
141.3375 Oamaru Cape Wanbrow Ch 68
141.3500 Otematata Station Peak Ch 69
141.3625 Palmerston Razorback Ch 70
141.4625 Kyeburn Mt Obi Ch 78

Callsigns

Ambulances
Station Callsigns Notes
??? DELTA 82 where these based?
Alexandra 1, 21, FRU
Balclutha 1, 2, FRU
Cromwell 1, 21, 91, FRU
Dunedin
1, 2, 3, 4 Emergency Ambulances
CMND 80 Command Unit
PAPA 80 Bariatric Ambulance
SERA 84, SERA 85
MIKE 82 Manager Vehicle
MIST 80 Dunedin ISV
MIST 85 Dunedin Welfare
TGO 81, ECHO 81 Response Vehicles
21 Patient Transfer Ambulance
91 Event Ambulance
Hillside 1, 2
Kingston FRU
Kurow FRU, PRIME Dr
Lawrence 1, FRU
Milton FRU
Mosgiel 1, 2, 8
Oamaru 1, 2, 21, FRU, MIKE 80
Owaka FRU
Palmerston 1, FRU
Queenstown 1, 2, 21, FRU, MIST 81
Roxburgh FRU
Tapanui 1, PRIME Dr
Wanaka 1, FRU
Rescue Helicopters
Base Callsigns Registration #
Dunedin Air 1 Dunedin
Air 2 Dunedin
Air 3 Dunedin
Air 4 Dunedin
Air 5 Dunedin
Air 6 Dunedin
Air 7 Dunedin		 ZK-ICU
ZK-IDU
ZK-IDH
ZK-IGG
ZK-IWG
ZK-IME
ZK-HJK
Queenstown Air 1 Queenstown
Air 2 Queenstown
Air 3 Queenstown		 ZK-HUP
ZK-IWL
ZK-IWD

Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ)

Frequencies

Outside of the Fire Dunedin and Fire Wakatipu areas, LMR communications are shared with Police.

FIRE Dunedin
Frequency Coverage Repeater Notes
75.9750 Oamaru, Weston, Hampden Cape Wanbrow
76.2375 Northern Dunedin, Waikouaiti, Palmerston Mt Cargill
76.2625 Dunedin
76.2875 Southern Dunedin, Mosgiel
FIRE Wakatipu
Frequency Coverage Repeater Notes
75.9750 Queenstown, Frankton, Arrowtown Covers Wakatipu Basin
76.2625 Queenstown, Frankton, Arrowtown Covers Wakatipu Basin

Callsigns

Station - # Callsigns RIC Notes
Dunedin - 21 211 0999201 Career
212 0999202
213
216 0999203
2111
2118 0998949
2121
2126
St Kilda - 22 221 0999223 Career
Lookout Point - 23 237 0999209 Career
Roslyn - 24 241 0999221 Career
Willowbank - 25 257 0999235 Career
Waitati - 26 261, 2633 0999568 Volunteer
Port Chalmers - 27 271, 2733 0999350 Volunteer
Ravensbourne - 28 281, 2826 0999301 Volunteer
Portobello - 29 291, 2911 0999346 Volunteer
Mosgiel - 31 311, 312 0999215 Composite
Outram - 32 321 0998561 Volunteer
Brighton - 33 331 0999356 Volunteer
Middlemarch - 38 387, 3811 0998841 Volunteer
Alexandra - 39 391, 397, 3914, 3926 0999950 Volunteer
Clyde - 41 411, 4123, 4126 0998642 Volunteer
Cromwell - 42 421, 427, 4226 0999971 Volunteer
Millers Flat - 43 437, 4325, 4371 0998842 Volunteer
Omakau - 44 441, 4433 0998557 Volunteer
Roxburgh - 45 451, 4526 0999269 Volunteer
Balclutha - 46 461, 467, 4611, 4625, 4626 0999598 Volunteer
Clutha Valley - 47 471, 4711 0999965 Volunteer
Kaka Point - 48 481 0998623 Volunteer (Aux)
Clinton - 49 491, 4933 998620 Volunteer
Waiwera South - 51 511, 5125 998603 Volunteer
Tapanui - 51 517, 5111 998680 Volunteer
Kaitangata - 52 521 998516 Volunteer
Heriot - 52 521 998507 Volunteer
Milton - 53 531, 537 998540 Volunteer
Owaka - 54 547, 5411 998492 Volunteer
Kurow - 55 557, 5511 998519 Volunteer
Omarama - 56 567, 5633 998887 Volunteer
Otematata - 57 571, 5711, 5733 998843 Volunteer
Lawrence - 58 587, 5811, 5825, 5829 998840 Volunteer
Waitahuna - 59 591 998846 Volunteer
Waitaki - 62 6210, 6211, 6214, 6225, 6226, 6271, 6276
RuralWaitaki1, RuralWaitaki2, RuralWaitaki3		 998415 Volunteer
Rosebank - 63 6325 Council
Blackstone - 64 6471, 6472 995834 Volunteer
Dunstan - 67 6711, 6771, 6772, 6780
RuralCentral1, RuralCentral2		 995873 Volunteer
Waihola - 68 6811, 6825 995826 Volunteer
Clyde Rural Fire Centre - 69 6901, 6902, 6903, 6906, 6908, 6910, 6925, 6960 Volunteer
Oamaru - 72 721, 727 999257 Volunteer
Weston - 73 731, 7311 998609 Volunteer
Palmerston - 74 747, 7411 999581 Volunteer
Waikouaiti - 75 751, 7511, 7526 999292 Volunteer
Queenstown - 76 761, 762, 767 998378 Volunteer
Frankton - 77 777, 7729 999986 Volunteer
Arrowtown - 78 781, 7825 999953 Volunteer
Ranfurly - 79 797, 7911 998844 Volunteer
Naseby - 81 811 998491 Volunteer
Lake Hawera - 82 821, 8226 998522 Volunteer
Luggate - 83 831, 8311 998525 Volunteer
Duntroon - 84 841, 8411 999980 Volunteer
Wanaka - 85 851, 857, 8526 998606 Volunteer
Tarras - 86 8671, 8611 995800 Volunteer
Kakanui - 91 9171, 9111 998871 Volunteer
Hampden - 92 9271, 9211 998873 Volunteer
Omarama - 93 9371, 9311 998887 Volunteer
Glenorchy - 95 9571, 9511 995835 Volunteer
Wakari - 96 9626, 9629, 9671, 9672 999110 Volunteer
Papatowai - 97 9711, 9725 0745106 Volunteer
Makarora - 99 9926, 9971, 9972 995941 Volunteer

New Zealand Police

Frequencies

DUNEDIN 1
VHF UHF Coverage Repeater
75.6875 485.2000 Dunedin Mt Cargill
486.5750 Dunedin
75.7625 Northern Dunedin, Palmerston
76.1625 485.9000 South Dunedin
76.1875 486.0500 Mosgiel
486.6250 Kaikorai Valley, Mornington
485.9500 Dunedin Airport, Mosgiel
459.6400 Dunedin
DUNEDIN 2
VHF UHF Coverage Repeater
75.7375 486.5500 Dunedin Mt Cargill
485.2250 Dunedin Central
486.5500
486.6000 Mosgiel
OAMARU
VHF UHF Coverage Repeater
75.2250 Dunedin, Palmerston, Hampden Mt Cargill
75.2500 485.2500 Oamaru
75.2750 Northern Oamaru, Kurow
76.4125 Ranfurly
458.9625 Dunedin, Mosgiel, Comms Only
426.6750 Dunedin, Mosgiel, Units Only
BALCLUTHA
VHF UHF Coverage Repeater
75.3000 Tapanui, Clinton
75.3250 Balclutha, Milton
75.4000 Owaka
485.2500 Balclutha
CENTRAL OTAGO
VHF UHF Coverage
75.8375 Makarora, Queenstown, Arrowtown
75.8875 Queenstown, Frankton, Arrowtown
76.0375 Lindis Pass, Roxburgh
76.0625 Wanaka, Alexandra, Roxburgh
76.0875 Cromwell, Alexandra
76.8625 Queenstown, Cromwell, Alexandra
485.2500 Alexandra, Queenstown, Wanaka
485.9000 Queenstown, Arrowtown
484.950 Cromwell poss link line as of dec 21
QUEENSTOWN
VHF UHF Coverage
75.8125 Alexandra, Roxburgh
76.1125 Queenstown, Devils Staircase
76.1375 Queenstown, Cromwell
76.1875 Queenstown, Arrowtown
485.3250 Queenstown, Arrowtown
486.0000 Queenstown

Balclutha, Oamaru and Central Otago channels make up the Otago Rural VTG.

Callsigns

Otago Coastal

Callsign Prefix Station
BA Balclutha
CO Clinton
DA Dunedin Airport
DN Dunedin Central
GN Green Island
HD Hampden
KQ Kurow
KV Kaikorai Valley
LW Lawrence
MD Middlemarch
ML Milton
MX Mosgiel
ND Dunedin North
OA Owaka
OC Otago Coastal Area
OL Omarama
OU Oamaru
PL Palmerston
PQ Portobello
PS Port Chalmers
SD Southern District
SO Dunedin South
VI Waikouaiti

Otago Lakes Central

Callsign Prefix Station
AG Arrowtown
AL Alexandra
CZ Cromwell
OD Otago Lakes Central Area
OM Omakau
QN Queenstown
RF Ranfurly
RX Roxburgh
VM Wanaka

Aviation

Dunedin Area
Frequency Usage
119.10 General aviation talk
119.50 Mainland Air
120.70 Tower
122.40 Tower secondary
126.45 ATIS
130.30 Air New Zealand
Queenstown Area
Frequency Usage
118.10 Tower
118.20 Milford Unicom
119.20 Fiordland area traffic / Glenorchy traffic
121.70 Milford Sound Scenic Flights
121.90 Ground
125.75 Approach
128.00 Information
130.00 Milford Sound Flightseeing
130.60 Wanaka Flightseeing
130.90 Air New Zealand Wanaka
132.10 Air New Zealand
Wanaka Area
Frequency Usage
120.10 Wanaka Traffic
Warbirds over Wanaka (2024)
Frequency Usage
118.9000 Wanaka Information/Display Co-Ordinator
120.1000 Wanaka Tower
127.6000 Wanaka ATIS
135.1500 RNZAF Falcons Aerobatic co-ordination
135.3000 RNZAF Kiwi Blue (Parachute team)
136.5500 RNZAF Air-To-Air (Thunder Formation used)
Helicopters Otago
Frequency Usage
150.8375 Helicopter to Base/Heli Comms

Civil Defence

149.85000     Civil Defence Otago region

Department of Conservation (DOC)

VHF Repeaters
Frequency Usage
142.4500 Dunstan No.3 - Cromwell
142.4625 Rudd Road - Dunedin
142.4750 Tapanui Hill
142.4875 Roys Peak - Wanaka
Hinahina Hill - Catlins
142.5000 Dart Valley
142.5250 South Rough Ridge - Central Otago
142.5375 Remarkables - Queenstown
142.5500 Mt Obi - Kakanui Mountains
HF SSB Frequencies
Agency Area/Channel Type Frequency (MHz)
DoC Southern Zone Call 2.4740
DoC Southern Zone Call 3.1620
DoC Southern Zone Call 4.6190
DoC Southern Zone Call 5.8660
DoC Otago Working 3.2640
DoC Otago Working 4.8800
SOUTHLAND AND OTAGO CONSERVANCY HF SSB stations (FIELD STATIONS) The following information may be outdated
Callsign Number Code Station Name
ZKGX 54 COLIN TODD HUT
ZKOT 513 FRENCH RIDGE HUT
ZKOT 511 ASPIRING HUT
ZKOT 3 O203 MAKARORA BASE
ZKOT 311 O311 KERIN FORKS HUT
ZKOT 312 O312 SIBERIA HUT
ZKOT 313 O313 TOP FORKS HUT
ZKOT 314 O314 YOUNG HUT
ZKOT 2 O202 GLENORCHY BASE
ZKOT 211 O241 SHELTER ROCK HUT
ZKOT 212 O242 DART HUT
ZKOT 213 O243 MID CAPLES HUT
ZKOT 214 O244 UPPER CAPLES HUT
ZKOT 215 O245 MID GREENSTONE HUT
ZKOT 216 O216 McKELLAR HUT
ZKOT 217 O217 ROUTEBURN FALLS HUT
ZKOT 218 O218 ROUTEBURN FLATS HUT
ZKOT 219 O219 DALEY FLAT HUT
MARINE STATIONS
Code Number Additional Vessel Name
ZM 3663 MV RICHARD HENRY
ZM 5928 MV RENOWN
ZM 3115 O110 MV JESTER

Marine

MARITIME
Frequency Usage Channel Repeater
156.8000 Calling 16 N/A
160.6750 Timaru repeater 61 Mount Studholme
160.7250 Otago Harbour repeater 62 Taiaroa Head (Hautai Hill)
160.8250 Catlins repeater 64 Hinahina Hill
160.9250 Oamaru repeater 66 Cape Wanbrow
(the above 3 Otago Maritime VHF Association repeaters are linked)
156.5750 Chalmers Maritime Radio 71 Mt Cargill
156.6000 Port Otago Ltd 12 Highcliff (Rotary Park)
156.7000 Port Otago Ltd 14 Highcliff (Rotary Park)
156.8750 Port Otago Ltd 77 Highcliff (Rotary Park)
161.7000 Marine weather repeating message 22 Taiaroa Head (Hautai Hill)
160.8500 Queenstown Radio 05 Cecil Peak
160.9250 Wanaka Radio 66 Roys Peak
160.6500 Clyde Fishing & Boating Club 01 Mt Horn

Kiwirail

Main South Line

Glenavy - Waipahi
Frequency Channel Location Area Coverage Repeater CTCSS Tone
152.0500 10 Oamaru Glenavy - Hampden Cape Wanbrow 225.7
152.0625 7 Hampden - Katiki Razorback 173.8
152.0375 12 Palmerston Katiki - Goodwood Shag Point 225.7
152.3625 8 Goodwood - Sawyers Bay Heyward Point 173.8
152.0375 6 Dunedin Sawyers Bay - Abbortsford Rosebank 173.8
152.3500 11 Dunedin Sawyers Bay - Abbortsford Rosebank 225.7
152.0500 3 Dunedin Abbortsford - Milburn Mt Hyde 173.8
151.9500 9 Milburn - Lovells Flat Kaitangita 225.7
152.0625 7 Balclutha Lovells Flat - Waipahi Kiriwao 173.8

Main South Line Glenavy - Lyttelton[1]

Main South Line Waipahi - Invercargill[2]

Simplex

Shunt Channels
Frequency Channel Area Coverage CTCSS Tone
153.45625 1 Mainline Train to Train and track warrant station calling 173.8
453.44375 45 Shunt Mainline Train Shunting (All Stations unless 46 specified) 71.9
453.56875 46 Shunt Mainline Train Shunting and Examination 74.4

For ASP shunt channels see link to main page for national frequencies here [3]

Amateur Radio

VHF REPEATERS
Frequency Repeater
53.625 Alexandra
146.650 Dunedin (Highcliff)
146.700 Oamaru (Station Peak)
146.750 Balclutha (Kuriwao)
146.850 Queenstown (Remarkables)
146.900 Dunedin (Mt Cargill)
147.000 Alexandra
UHF REPEATERS
Frequency Repeater
438.200 Mosgiel - simplex, linked to 146.900 Mt Cargill
438.300 Dunedin (Highcliff) - simplex, linked to 146.850 Queenstown
438.650 Oamaru (Cape Wanbrow)
439.150 Dunedin
NZART NATIONAL SYSTEM REPEATERS
Frequency Repeater
434.850 Balclutha (Mt Stuart)
434.900 Waitaki (Mt Studholme)
439.925 Dunedin (Mt Cargill)

Vital

Waikerikeri needs redoing, as not all of these frequencies are DMR I don't think. I'll remap when next in area, so be aware this will change.

Razorback [SiteID - 31.8] [CC0]
Frequency LCN LSN
414.6 48 97/98
415.6 128 257/258
Cape Wanbrow [SiteID - 34.3] [CC0]
Frequency LCN LSN
417.5125 281 563/564
417.7625 301 603/604


Maungatua [SiteID - 34.5] [CC0]
Frequency LCN LSN
416.325 186 373/374
416.575 206 413/414
417.075 246 493/494
417.575 286 573/574
Blue Mountains [SiteID - 34.6] [CC0]
Frequency LCN LSN
417.3625 269 539/540
417.6125 289 579/580
417.8625 309 619/620
Signal Hill [SiteID - 34.7] [CC0]
Frequency LCN LSN
415.6625 133 267/268
416.1625 173 347/348
417.9125 313 627/628
Swampy Summit [SiteID - 34.8] [CC0]
Frequency LCN LSN
415.1875 95 191/192
415.9375 155 311/312
416.1875 175 351/352
416.4375 195 391/392
416.6875 215 431/432
417.4375 275 551/552
417.6875 295 591/592
Long Gully [SiteID - 35.6] [CC0]
Frequency LCN LSN
414.8 64 129/130
417.95 316 633/644
Mt Dewar [SiteID - 35.7] [CC0]
Frequency LCN LSN
414.4 32 65/66
414.9 72 145/146
415.15 92 185/186
North Rough Ridge [SiteID - 35.8] [CC0]
Frequency LCN LSN
415.6625 133 267/268
416.1625 173 347/348
Waikerikeri [SiteID - 36.2] [CC0]
Frequency LCN LSN
415.5625 125 251/252
416.0625 165 331/332
416.3125 185 371/372
417.3125 265 531/532
417.8125 305 611/612
Obelisk [SiteID - 36.3] [CC0]
Frequency LCN LSN
414.475 38 77/78
414.725 58 117/118
Peninsula Hill [SiteID - 36.4] [CC0]
Frequency LCN LSN
415.675 134 269/270
416.675 214 429/430

Other

FORSYTH BARR STADIUM
Frequency User
477.49375 St John Repeater
478.65750 Broadcast Audio
482.73375 Broadcast Audio
DOWNER COASTAL OTAGO
Frequency Repeater Coverage
152.40000 Highcliff Dunedin City
151.13750 Tapanui Hill Tapanui, Clinton, SH90
151.55000 Maungatua Green Island, Taieri, Middlemarch
152.10000 Highlay Hill SH85 Palmerston to Kyeburn, SH87 Ranfurly
152.40000 Cape Wanbrow / Chinaman Oamaru, SH1 / SH8, Beaumont
152.45000 Swampy / Station Peak SH1 Dunedin to Palmerston / SH82, SH83, Kurow
153.40000 Mt Stuart Clinton, Balclutha, Milton, Manuka Gorge
DOWNER CENTRAL OTAGO
Frequency Repeater Coverage
152.45000 Leaning Rock / Roys Peak Alexandra / Wanaka, Hawea, Makarora
152.40000 Old Man Peak Lindis Pass, Omarama
152.72500 Rock Peak Crown Range, Queenstown
152.47500 Mt Nicholas Queenstown, Glenorchy
152.37500 Cardrona Crown Range
(TIII DMR Network) Aurora Energey (Contractor - Delta Lines)
Frequency Repeater Coverage
164.6375 Rudd Road Dunedin (Control Channel)
163.7750 Rotary Park Dunedin (Control Channel)
162.8125 Saddle Hill Mosgiel (Control Channel)
TGID.8003 Central Otago
TGID.8002 Dunedin Area
OTAGO CORRECTIONS FACILITY (MILTON/MILBURN)
Frequency Repeater Coverage
463.44375 ? Removed Now ENC CAP+ Network Internal (Channel 1)
TAXIS
Frequency
457.24375
464.04375
464.10625
Richies Buses
Frequency
424.365
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