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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 >>
St John Incident enquiries over the holiday season
Wednesday, 19 December 2018, 11:24 am | St John
During the summer holiday shut down period, between 8am Saturday 22 December and 8am Monday 7 January, St John will remain contactable for urgent incident information. More >>
Emergency Services' shocking plea to Kiwis
Tuesday, 16 October 2018, 8:54 am | St John
Only 1 in 10 New Zealander’s survive cardiac arrest, a statistic that emergency services say can be dramatically improved with bystander CPR and a shock from an Automated External Defibrillator (AED). More >>
Growing need for Health Transport Services
Wednesday, 19 September 2018, 10:33 am | St John
A report released today by St John shows a burgeoning need for coordinated, free or very-low-cost health transport services at a national level to support New Zealand’s ageing population. More >>
Take up ASB St John in Schools
Monday, 10 September 2018, 4:33 pm | St John
ASB Hato Hōne i rō Kura te reo curriculum launches this week, supported by ACC, and St John is seeking kura kaupapa and kōhanga reo to take up the in-school first aid training. More >>
St John welcomes BeautyNZ First Aid Day
Thursday, 9 August 2018, 8:54 am | St John
In a New Zealand first, the Association of Registered Beauty Professionals has booked the largest number of St John First Aid tutors in a single day to deliver first aid training to almost 200 members. More >>
St John launches mental health first aid
Wednesday, 1 August 2018, 11:09 am | St John
While most New Zealanders are comfortable openly discussing physical health, the stigma of talking about mental health remains. St John launches its Mental Health First Aid training course today to help reduce that gap, stating that we can all ... More >>
St John connecting patients with falls prevention services
Thursday, 26 July 2018, 11:01 am | St John
No matter where they live, elderly patients who have fallen or are at risk of falling can now be referred to local falls prevention services by ambulance staff, helping them avoid further falls in the future. More >>
St John Boosts Disaster Response Thanks to NZ Generosity
Wednesday, 4 July 2018, 8:44 am | St John
Funds raised from last year’s St John Annual Appeal have enabled three brand new, fully kitted-out Command Units to hit the road in Auckland, Rotorua and Dunedin. More >>
St John Equips 400,000 Children with Lifesaving Skills
Monday, 25 June 2018, 11:29 am | St John
ASB ST JOHN IN SCHOOLS EQUIPS 400,000 CHILDREN WITH LIFESAVING SKILLS MEDIA STATEMENT : 25 June 2018 More >>
