Media Releases

ST JOHN RELEASES EMERGENCY AMBULANCE DATA FOR 2019

NGAIRE JONES | January 21, 2020

St John has released emergency workload statistics for 2019 confirming the number of emergency ambulance responses continues to climb. ...

ST JOHN RESPONDING TO GLENORCHY-QUEENSTOWN ROAD CRASH

Gerard Campbell | January 21, 2020

St John is responding to a crash involving a bus at the Glenorchy-Queenstown Road, about 10km from Queenstown....

ASSAULT ON ST JOHN AMBULANCE OFFICER AT WARKWORTH STATION

NGAIRE JONES | January 13, 2020

Last night, 12 January at approximately 11.30pm, an ambulance officer was seriously assaulted while on duty at Warkworth Station....

ST JOHN PREPARES FOR BUSY NEW YEARS EVE

Gerard Campbell | December 30, 2019

While holiday makers relax and prepare to celebrate a new decade, St John ambulance officers are gearing up for a busy New Year’s Eve across the country. ...

ST JOHN CAR SEAT STICKERS DESIGNED TO HELP IN CRASHES

Gerard Campbell | December 18, 2019

Helping emergency services identify children involved in car crashes is behind a St John initiative that has the support of Plunket, the New Zealand Police and Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ)....

KEEP SAFE THIS CHRISTMAS

NGAIRE JONES | December 17, 2019

As everyone heads off for the summer holidays, St John is working hard to make sure New Zealanders stay safe and well this festive season....

ST JOHN INCIDENT INQUIRIES

NGAIRE JONES | December 17, 2019

During the summer holiday shut down period between 7pm Friday 20 December and 7am Monday 6 January, St John will remain contactable for urgent incident information....

NEW ST JOHN AMBULANCES FOR PEOPLE OF CHRISTCHURCH

Gerard Campbell | December 16, 2019

Thanks to a generous donation from The Christchurch Foundation following the March 15 attacks, two new emergency ambulances worth over $200,000 each are now in service. ...

WHITE ISLAND ERUPTION

NGAIRE JONES | December 9, 2019

St John is working with the Royal New Zealand Coast Guard, Ambulance Air Operators and District Health Boards, in a coordinated response to the White Island volcanic eruption. ...