Kēkerengū helicopter crash: Scene blessed as investigators comb wreckage 16 Dec, 2020 04:42 AM 5 minutes to read Locals raced to help free survivors from the wreckage of a helicopter that came down at a rivermouth north of Kaikōura. Video / Will Trafford Locals raced to help free survivors from the wreckage of a helicopter that came down at a rivermouth north of Kaikōura. Video / Will Trafford Anna Leask is a senior reporter for the New Zealand Heraldanna.leask@nzherald.co.nz@AnnaLeask The wreckage of a helicopter which claimed the life of two parents and left three children injured has been removed from the crash site.