Flexible Locator Beacon Hire
89 Outlets Nationwide
Convenient Different Location Pick-Up & Return Service
Over 600 Top-Rated ACR PLBs for Hire
Each Comes with a Pouch and Belt
Dependable, Compact, and Rugged for Your Safety
Rent a Beacon for Your Next Outdoor Adventure
Hiking, Cycling, Hunting, Fishing"
We offer a convenient different location pick-up and return service across our network of 89 hire outlets, featuring over 600 highly rated ACR Personal Locator Beacons (PLBs). Each hire includes a pouch and belt for ease of carrying. Our PLBs, notably the ResQLink™, are reliable, compact, and built tough, making them ideal for a wide range of outdoor activities such as hiking, cycling, hunting, and fishing. In the event of an emergency, the GPS-enabled ResQLink PLB will transmit your location to a network of search and rescue satellites, ensuring rapid response. We provide 24/7 support to pass on vital information to search and rescue teams. Count on our hired PLBs, which have been instrumental in numerous rescues, to be your safety companion on your adventures.
Locator Beacon Hire outlets
We only hire the highly rated ACR ResQLink GPS Locator Beacons
PLB Rental also includes a pouch and belt
PLB Hire Costs: No hidden cost like other Places
our prices are the best for both sales and hire
1 Day - $15 = is our minimum
3 Days - $30 = $10 per day
1 Week - $40 = $5.71 per day
2 weeks - $70 = $5.00 per day
$30 per additional week
Any hire over $100 gets a 20% discount
RESPONSIBLE USE OF PERSONAL LOCATOR BEACONS PLBs
These Personal Locator Beacons are a distress signaling device of last resort, for use when all other means of self-rescue have been exhausted; where the situation is grave and imminent and the loss of life, limb, eyesight or valuable property will occur without assistance.
Deliberate misuse will incur a severe penalty
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PLB Hire Outlets and Information
North Island PLB Hire
Auckland CBD:
Macpac Queen street:
151 Queen Street, Auckland CBD, Auckland 1010
Open 7 days ⋅ Closes 6PM
PH 09 889 9602
Auckland Albany:
Macpac Albany
Albany Mega Centre shop t16, 140 Don McKinnon Drive, Albany, Auckland 0632
Open 7 days ⋅ Closes 6PM
PH 09 448 2539
Auckland - Botany
Hunting & Fishing.
5 Te Koha Road, East Tamaki, Auckland 2013
PH 09 271 4421
Auckland East Tamaki:
Macpac East Tamaki
Botany Town Centre 588 Chapel Road, East Tamaki, Auckland 2016
Open 7 days ⋅ Closes 6PM
PH 09 889 9600
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Auckland Mount Wellington:
Macpac Sylvia Park
Shop N209, Sylvia Park Shopping Centre 286 Mount Wellington Highway, Mount Wellington, Auckland 1060
Open 7 days ⋅ Closes 7PM
PH 09 574 5552
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Auckland Mount Albert:
Macpac St Lukes
S812, Level 2 Westfield, 80 Saint Lukes Road, Mount Albert, Auckland 1025
Open 7 days ⋅ Closes 6PM
PH 09 846 5973
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Auckland NewMarket:
Macpac NewMarket
255 Broadway, Newmarket, Auckland 1023
Open 7 days ⋅ Closes 5:30PM
PH 09 913 4390
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Auckland Onehunga:
Macpac Onehunga
Dress Smart Onehunga 151 Dress Onehunga, Onehunga, Auckland 1061
Open 7 days ⋅ Closes 5PM
PH 09 218 8545
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Auckland Ponsonby:
Macpac Ponsonby
81 Ponsonby Road, Ponsonby, Auckland 1011
Open 7 days ⋅ Closes 5:30PM
PH 09 360 5489
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Auckland Silverdale:
Macpac Silverdale
Shop 14, Silverdale Centre, 61 Silverdale Street, Silverdale 0932
Open 7 days ⋅ Closes 6PM
PH 09 426 3587
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Auckland Westgate:
Wesgate Macpac
Tenancy F1C Westgate Shopping Centre,
7 Fred Taylor Drive, Westgate, Auckland 0657
09 5745553
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Cambridge:
Cambridge i-SITE Visitor Centre
Corner Queen and Victoria Streets
79 Queen Street, Cambridge 3450
PH 07 823 3456
Hamilton Chartwell:
Macpac Chartwell
Shop S240, Westfield, Chartwell Shopping Centre 201 Hukanui Road, Chartwell, Hamilton 3210
Open 7 days ⋅ Closes 6PM
PH 07 853 2478
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Hamilton Te rapa:
Macpac Te rapa
951 Te Rapa Road Te Awa Mall at The Base Cnr of Te Rapa Road & Avalon Drive, Waikato, Hamilton 3200
Open 7 days ⋅ Closes 6PM
PH 07 958 7689
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​Coromandel:
DOC. Kauaeranga Visitor Centre
995 Kauaeranga Valley Road, Coromandel Forest Park 3577
PH 07 867 9080
Gisborne:
Gisborne i-SITE Visitor Centre .
209 Grey Street, Gisborne, Tairawhiti,
PH 06 868 6139
Kaitaia:
Far North I-Site Visitor information centre
Corner of Matthews Avenue & South Road. Kaitaia
PH 09 408 9450
Katikati:
Fire Up Sports
3a Marshall Place
Katikati 3129
07 549 0382
​Levin:
Swazi Apparel Ltd.
94 Oxford Street, Horowhenua, Levin 5510, New Zealand
PH 06 368 4130
Lower Hutt:
Macpac Queensgate:
Queensgate Shopping Centre, Shop 239 Queens Dr &, Bunny Street, Lower Hutt 5011
Open 7 days ⋅ Closes 6PM
PH 04 831 3092
Masterton:
O H C Ltd
3 Jackson street, Masterton 5810
PH 06 377 5535.
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Napier:
Macpac Napier
202-216 Hastings Street, Napier South, Napier 4110
Open 7 days ⋅ Closes 5:30PM
PH 06 834 3579
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New Plymouth:
Macpac New Plymouth
28 Devon Street West, New Plymouth 4310
Open 7 days ⋅ Closes 5:30PM
PH 06 758 7209
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New Plymouth:
Hunting & Fishing
35 Ocean View Parade, Moturoa
New Plymouth 4310
PH 06 757 2255
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Ohakune
Ruapehu i-SITE Visitors Centre
54 Clyde Street Ohakune 4625
PH 06 385 8427
​Opotiki
Opotiki i-Site Visitors Centre.
70 Bridge Street, Opotiki
PH 07 315 3031
Paihia - Bay of Islands
Bay of Islands i-SITE Visitor Information Centre
The Wharf, Marsden Road. Paihia
PH 09 402 7345
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Palmerston North:
Macpac Palmerston North
The Plaza Shop 2, The Plaza, Palmerston North 4410
Open 7 days ⋅ Closes 5:30PM
PH 06 354 1476
Petone:
Macpac Petone
4 Jackson Street, Petone, Wellington 5012
Open 7 days ⋅ Closes 5:30PM
PH 04 586 8951
Rotorua:
Macpac Rotorua
1269 Tutanekai Street, Rotorua 3010
Open 7 days ⋅ Closes 5:30PM
PH 07 348 5287
Rotorua:
Hamills.
1271 Feton St, Rotorua
PH 07 348 3147
Taranaki
Egmont National Park Visitor Centre
2879 Egmont Rd
Egmont National Park
PH 06 756 0990
Taumarunui:
Taumarunui i-SITE Visitors Centre
116 Hakiaha Street Taumarunui
PH 07 895 7494
Taupo:
Macpac Taupo
45 Tongariro Street, Taupo 3330
Open 7 days ⋅ Closes 5:30PM
PH 07 213 2842
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Tauranga:
Macpac Tauranga
111 Grey Street, Tauranga 3110
Open 7 days ⋅ Closes 5:30PM
PH 07 928 0525
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Tauranga:
Macpac Mount Maunganui
Bayfair Shopping Centre Maunganui Road, Mount Maunganui, Tauranga 3116
Open 7days ⋅ Closes 6PM
PH 07 808 2244
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Tauranga
Tauranga Hunting & Fishing
65 Chapel Street Tauranga
PH 07 928 4303
Te Aroha
Te Aroha i-SITE Visitor Information Centre
102 Whitaker Street, Te Aroha 3320
PH 07-884 8052
Te Awamutu:
Hamill's - Te Awamutu
121 Sloane Street, , Te Awamutu
PH 07-871 5857
Turangi:
Turangi Marine
75 Atirau Road, Turangi 3334
PH 07 386 8474
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Wanganui:
Harrisons HireMaster Wanganui
26 Churton Street Wanganui.
PH 06 345 7017
Whakapapa:
Whakapapa i-SITE
Tongariro National Park Visitor Centre
Whakapapa Village
State Highway 48
Mt Ruapehu 3951
PH 07 892 3729
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Wellington:
Macpac Wellington
4 Willis Street, Wellington Central, Wellington 6011
Open 7 days ⋅ Closes 6PM
PH 04 801 6240
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South Island PLB Hire
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Arthurs Pass:
Arthur's Pass National Park Visitor Centre
80 West Coast Road, Arthur's Pass
PH 03 318 9211
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Ashburton:
Mobil Ashburton
714 East Street, Netherby, Ashburton
PH 03 307 7140
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Asburton:
Asburton Macpac
38 Kermode Street,
Ashburton 7700
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Blenhiem:
Macpac Blenhiem
65 Market Street, Blenheim 7201
Open 7 days ⋅ Closes 5:30PM
PH 03 579 2954
Christchurch Central:
Macpac Columbo St
710 Colombo Street, Christchurch Central, Christchurch 8011
Open 7 days ⋅ Closes 6PM
PH 03-421 6507
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Christchurch Hornby:
Macpac Hornby
Hornby Mega Centre, 350 Main South Road, Hornby, Christchurch 8042
Open 7 days ⋅ Closes 5:30PM
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Christchurch Papanui:
Macpac Northlands
55 Main North Road, Papanui, Christchurch 8052
Open 7days ⋅ Closes 6PM
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Christchurch Riccarton:
Macpac Tower Junction
1/7A Mandeville Street, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011
Open 7 days ⋅ Closes 5:30PM
PH 03 371 9342
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Christchurch Riccarton:
Macpac Riccarton
Westfield Riccarton
Shop 237/129 Riccarton Road, Riccarton, Christchurch 8011
Open 7 days ⋅ Closes 9PM
Christchurch:
Hunting & Fishing.
75 Clarence Street, Christchurch
PH 03 343 0212
Cromwell:
Hunting & Fishing Central Otago.
7 lles St. Cromwell.
PH 03 445 4830
Dunedin:
Macpac Dunedin:
286 George Street, Dunedin Central, Dunedin 9016
Open ⋅ Closes 5:30PM
PH 03 471 7316
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Frankton:
Macpac Frankton:
Shop C-10, Queenstown, Central Shopping Centre 19 Grant Road, Frankton, Queenstown 9300
Open 7 days ⋅ Closes 6PM
PH 03-746 7114
Frankton:
Mobil Frankton
1 McBride Street, Frankton, Queenstown
PH 03 442 2077
Frans Josef:
Franz Josef DOC Visitor Centre
69 Cron Street, Franz Josef Glacier
PH 03 752 0360
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Greymouth:
Greymouth i-SITE Visitor Information Centre
164 Mackay Street, Greymouth, West Coast, New Zealand.
PH 03 768 7080
Invercargill:
Macpac Invercargill
97 Leven Street, Invercargill 9810
Open 7 days ⋅ 9am - 5:30PM
PH 03-214 9056
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Invercargill:
ASI Advanced Systems Integration
115 yarrow St invercargill (also mountain saftey radios)
PH 03 931 1471
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Kurow
Kurow Museum & Information Centre
57 Bledisloe Street, Kurow
Ph 03 436 0950
Manapouri:
Adventure Kayak & Cruise
32 Waiau Street
Manapouri
PH 03 249 6626
Milford Sound:
Milford Sound Lodge,
State Highway 94, Milford Sound
PH 03 249 8071
Mt Cook:
Aoraki / Mt Cook National Park Visitor Centre,
1 Larch Grove Road, Mount Cook National Park
PH 03 435 1186
Nelson:
Macpac Nelson
126 Trafalgar Street, Nelson 7010
Open ⋅ Closes 5:30PM
PH 03 569 3400
Oamaru:
Presence on Harbour
1 Harbour Street, South Hill, Oamaru 9400
Hours Open - 10.00 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. daily
https://presenceonharbour.co.nz/
PH 027 349 0865
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Ohau
Lake Ohau Lodge
2295 Lake Ohau Road, Lake, Ohau
PH 03 438 9885
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Omarama:
Omarama Information Centre
4 Omarama Av
Omarama 9412
ph 0800 266 5226
ph 027 410 6524
Picton:
Picton Sports world
8 High St. Picton.
PH 03 573 6963
Queenstown:
Macpac Queenstown
44 Beach Street, Queenstown 9300
Open 7 days ⋅ Closes 6PM
PH 03-568 8549
Queenstown:
Queenstown Visitor Centre
50 Stanley Street
PH 03 442 7935
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Rakaia:
Mobil Rakaia.
50 Bridge Street, Rakaia
PH 03 3027040
Rangiora:
Hunting and Fishing.
343b Flaxton Road, Waimakariri, Rangiora
PH 03 313 1313
Rangiora:
Macpac Rangiora
188 High Street, Rangiora 7400
Open 7 days ⋅ Closes 5PM
PH 021 546 339
Reefton:
Reefton i-SITE Visitor Information Centre.
69 Broadway, Reefton
PH 03 732 8391
Stewart Island:
DOC Visitor Centre,
15 Main Road, Oban
PH 03 219 0002
Te anau:
Caltex Te Anau
33 Luxmore Drive, TE ANAU
PH 03 249 7140
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Tekapo
BeSpoke Bike Tours NZ
16 Murray Place, Lake Tekapo 7945
Ph 021 151 3742
Please Phone in advance to confirm drop-off arrangements as it is possible that we are sometimes away transporting clients
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Timaru:
Macpac Timaru:
301 Stafford Street, Timaru 7910
Open 7 days ⋅ Closes 5:30PM
PH 03 686 9290
Tuatapere:
Mobil Service Station,
20 Orawia Road, Tuatapere
PH 03 226 6475
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Twizel
Twizel Information Centre
8/18 Market Place, Twizel
Ph 03 435 3124
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Twizel
Cycle Journeys Twizel
3 Benmore Place, Twizel 7901
Ph 03 435 0578
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Wanaka:
Macpac Wanaka
45 Ardmore Street, Wanaka 9305
Open 7 days ⋅ Closes 5:30PM
PH 03 428 4144
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Wanaka:
Mount Aspiring National Park Visitor Centre
1 Ballantyne Road, Wanaka
PH 03 443 7660
Waikaia:
Waikaia Store & Café.
37 Blaydon Street Waikaia.
PH 03 202 7818
Westport:
Habitat Sports
234 Palmerston Street, Westport
PH 03 788 8002
Westport:
Westport iSite
123 Palmerston Street
Wesport 7825
03 789 6658
Whataroa:
White Herron Tea rooms and Store,
69 main Road, Whataroa
PH 03 753 4142
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RESPONSIBLE USE OF LOCATOR BEACONS
These Personal Locator Beacons are a distress signaling device of last resort, for use when all other means of self-rescue have been exhausted; where the situation is grave and imminent and the loss of life, limb, eyesight or valuable property will occur without assistance.
Deliberate misuse will incur a severe penalty.