Rangitikei Helicopters Ltd is a long-standing business located in the Rangitikei/Manawatu region of New Zealand. The company was established in 1998 and is owned by Simon and Rachael Werthmuller. Simon has flown in the Manawatu-Rangitikei area since 1991, and from its inception, Rangitikei Helicopters was solely an agricultural-based company operating one helicopter from its Rewa base. From 2002, Rangitikei Helicopters diversified its operation into commercial air transport work with its CAA 135