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ASB St John in Schools Equips 400,000 Children with Lifesaving Skills

Elliot Steel |

Educators in Canterbury have today trained the 400,000th ASB St John in Schools participant at Waituna Creek School, Waimate....

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Volunteers the heart of St John

Elliot Steel |

Volunteers bring a unique perspective, humility and contribution to the communities they serve, and there is no stronger representation of that generous spirit than within St John’s variety of Community and Operational Volunteers....

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St John urges public to prioritise their health & wellbeing this winter

Elliot Steel |

The most important thing you can do this winter is be immunised against influenza and seek advice from a health professional if you are unwell, St John Medical Director Dr Tony Smith says....

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St John Congratulates Queen's Birthday Honours Recipients

Elliot Steel |

Volunteers are the heart of our communities, and this year’s Queen’s Birthday Honours recipients are no exception. St John would like to recognise three such people, each with their own unique association to St John and significant contributions to their community. ...

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Auckland Major Incident

Elliot Steel |

St John confirms that it has responded to a major incident resulting from unknown substance exposure at Augusta House on Victoria Street West in the Auckland CBD this morning....

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THE EMERGENCY APP THAT COULD SAVE YOUR LIFE

Elliot Steel |

The GoodSAM (Good Smartphone Activated Medics) smartphone app saving lives in the UK has now landed in New Zealand, fully embedded into the St John and Wellington Free Ambulance emergency ambulance dispatch systems....

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ST JOHN YOUTH DESCEND ON NELSON FOR NATIONAL COMPETITION

Gerard Campbell |

Over 180 young people and their supporters from around New Zealand are heading to Nelson later this week for the St John National Youth Festival and Competitions (20-23 April)....

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Kiwis become Saints in St John Annual Appeal 2018

Elliot Steel |

St John is hoping to raise eyebrows as well as money this year, introducing a fun, new online fundraising campaign asking Kiwis to Be a Saint and donate to its annual appeal....

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111 Clinical Hub now reducing hospital presentations New Zealand wide

Elliot Steel |

Improvements to the St John 111 ambulance call system are now fully embedded throughout New Zealand, having been rolled out in the remaining South Island DHB areas at the end of last year....

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‘ASB St John in Schools’ children’s song catapults to iTunes #1 spot

Elliot Steel |

A song teaching children how to phone 111 in an emergency situation has reached number one on iTunes following a flurry of downloads....

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