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Stolen Dunedin Ambulance

Victoria Hawkins |

A St John ambulance was stolen from a residential address in South Dunedin while ambulance officers were attending to a patient....

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Pride in Rainbow Tick

Cat Valentine |

Many St John staff will literally show their pride in the organisation’s recently acquired Rainbow Tick through their participation in the upcoming Pride Parade along Auckland’s Ponsonby Rd on February 17....

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ST JOHN INCIDENT INQUIRIES OVER THE HOLIDAY SEASON

Victoria Hawkins |

During the summer holiday shut down period, between 8am Saturday 23 December and 8am Monday 8 January, St John will remain contactable for incident information....

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St John encourages safe celebrations this summer

Jess Miller |

The festive season is well and truly underway and as many Kiwis are heading into their summer break, St John is reminding everyone to stay safe over the Christmas and New Year period....

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St John installs ten defibrillators across Ngati Porou Marae

Jess Miller |

Ten rurally isolated marae across the East Coast of the North Island will receive Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) from St John this week, as part of a project to reduce the number of fatalities associated with cardiac arrests....

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Busiest year for ambulance 111 Clinical Control Centres

Elliot Steel |
New Zealanders are calling 111 for an ambulance more than 500,000 times a year now, a jump of more than 10,000 calls on the previous year.

New Zealanders are calling 111 for an ambulance more than 500,000 times a year now, a jump of more than 10,000 calls on the previous year....

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Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Registry – Annual Report 2016/17

Elliot Steel |

St John’s fourth annual Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest report sees the organisation’s survival rate results well-placed when compared to several other ambulance services....

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ST JOHN 111 PATIENTS RECEIVING RIGHT CARE AT RIGHT TIME WITH CLINICAL HUB

Elliot Steel |

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Toy ambulance campaign returns to help put another ambulance on New Zealand's roads

Elliot Steel |

ASB St John Toy Ambulance and Station...

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St John caring service a phone call away this holiday season

Noreen Hegarty |

Much is made of modern communications and the ways in which they can enable people to connect but, as St John Caring Caller clients attest, there’s nothing quite as reassuring as a friendly voice on the end of a ‘phone....

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