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Keep Safe This Christmas
Tuesday, 17 December 2019, 12:24 pm | St John
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. Last year St John responded to over 1,000 emergency incidents on Christmas Day with the most common being breathing ... More >>
St John: Eruption response update
Monday, 9 December 2019, 9:25 pm | St John
St John can confirm ambulance operations responded to a volcanic eruption on White Island this afternoon, occurring at 2.11pm. Our ambulance crews have worked with New Zealand Police, Royal New Zealand Coastguard, Ambulance Air Operators, District ... More >>
St John Welcomes Paramedic Registration
Tuesday, 5 November 2019, 9:45 am | St John
St John welcomes the announcement by the Minister of Health today that New Zealand paramedics will now be registered under the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act (2003). More >>
Royal Honours for St John Staff And Volunteers
Saturday, 2 November 2019, 2:36 pm | St John
A ceremony recognising the contribution of St John staff and volunteers has been held in Auckland at St Patrick’s Cathedral on 2 November. More >>
Do You Know How to Restart a Heart?
Wednesday, 16 October 2019, 9:22 am | St John
16 OCTOBER 2019 Every year, cardiac arrest kills more New Zealanders than road accidents, a statistic everyone can change. More >>
New Ambulances to Support Rural Communities
Friday, 12 July 2019, 11:25 am | St John
A new ambulance model designed specifically to support New Zealand’s rural and remote communities has arrived on our shores. More >>
Honouring our valuable volunteers
Monday, 17 June 2019, 8:39 am | St John
Volunteers are at the heart of St John. Every day more than 9,600 generous volunteers help thousands of people across the country by devoting their time to St John’s frontline ambulance service and a variety of community health programmes to support ... More >>
Honour system recognizes St John people
Saturday, 15 June 2019, 1:59 pm | St John
One of the biggest events in the St John calendar was held at the Wellington Cathedral of St Paul on the 15th June. More >>
St John Prepares for an Increased Demand Over Winter
Monday, 10 June 2019, 2:54 pm | St John
With winter fast approaching, it’s a good time to think about keeping well over the colder months. More >>
Kiwi kids are learning to prevent injuries
Thursday, 30 May 2019, 12:37 pm | St John
Every week more than 135 children are hospitalised in New Zealand for a range of unintentional injuries – of which more than half are due to falls. More >>
St John celebrates half a million kiwi kids trained
Wednesday, 1 May 2019, 4:09 pm | St John
Hundreds of thousands of clever little life savers are emerging across the country. St John educators in Wellington have today trained the 500,000th ASB St John in Schools participant at St Patrick’s Primary School in Kilbirnie. Through this programme, ... More >>
Initiative Enables Quicker Access to Life Saving Treatment
Wednesday, 1 May 2019, 1:52 pm | St John
Every day in New Zealand, eight people will suffer the most life-threatening form of heart attack, with only three of those surviving to immediate treatment. More >>
St John wins most trusted charity + 2nd most trusted brand
Monday, 29 April 2019, 3:44 pm | St John
St John is proud to be voted the winner of New Zealand’s Most Trusted Charity title and second in the top award category for Most Trusted Brand in the 20th annual Reader’s Digest Most Trusted Brands Awards for 2019. St John Chief Executive, Peter ... More >>
St John's top youth put life saving skills to the test
Friday, 12 April 2019, 3:41 pm | St John
St John’s youth cadets prove you’re never too young to learn how to save lives. The top 72 St John youth cadets from around the country will converge in Auckland this weekend to demonstrate their clinical excellence in CPR and first aid, leadership ... More >>
St John’s Last Appeal to Fund Emergency Ambulance Service?
Tuesday, 2 April 2019, 1:33 pm | St John
Will This Be St John’s Last Annual Appeal to Fund the Emergency Ambulance Service? MEDIA RELEASE 2 APRIL 2019 More >>
Whangare Hospital welcomes St John friends
Monday, 18 March 2019, 4:45 pm | St John
From today, patients and staff at the Whangarei Hospital Emergency Department will have the support of a new group of friends from St John. The St John Friends of the Emergency Department service (FEDs) is being rolled out for the first time at Whangarei ... More >>
St John Media Update - Firearms Incident in Central Chch
Friday, 15 March 2019, 6:50 pm | St John
St John has transferred multiple patients to Christchurch Hospital and local medical facilities. Patient injuries ranged from minor through to those with critical gun shot wounds. There have been multiple fatalities. More >>
Firearms incident in Central Christchurch
Friday, 15 March 2019, 4:10 pm | St John
St John was notified of a firearms incident in Central Christchurch at 1.53pm Friday afternoon. We have approximately 20 emergency ambulances and operational vehicles at scene providing support and will continue to update you as information comes to ... More >>
St John pushes for first aid to be compulsory in schools
Monday, 11 March 2019, 10:17 am | St John
St John continues to advocate for CPR and lifesaving first aid skills to be taught and included in the national school curriculum, lining up with the Labour Government’s “School Leavers’ Toolkit” policy, whereby every school leaver will graduate ... More >>
St John tips for an enjoyable Christmas
Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 1:23 pm | St John
The Christmas break is a time to catch up with friends and family, and for many of us to take a well-earned break from school and work. But for St John frontline staff, it’s one of the busiest times of the year, as they respond to collapses, ... More >>
