Teina Wharawhara, a "longtime streetie" who died after an attack in a Grafton park, should have received the help his friends desperately sought, says an advocate for Auckland's homeless.
The middle-aged man was well known among the city's rough sleepers and died at 11.19pm on Tuesday - an hour after a friend of his ran to Auckland City Hospital's emergency department seeking help for him.
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Auckland District Health Board is not investigating its response to the situation, St John Ambulance referred questions to the police, and the police say their response is being looked at as part of the investigation into Mr Wharawhara's death, so they are unable to comment.
The Herald revealed that ADHB staff called police when the friend rushed to the ED, but an ambulance was not called for another 35 minutes.