New ZealandIs this NZ's most generous kid?A West Auckland 9-year-old has donated more than $1500 in birthday money to St John Ambulance.27 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandAnonymous donor boosts campaignToy ambulance campaign raised enough for one new ambulance - then mystery donor stepped up.08 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandSt John aims to save more heart casesCardiac arrest patients cared for by New Zealand's largest ambulance provider have a markedly lower chance of surviving than those under the service covering Wellington and the Wairarapa.01 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandGenerous Kiwi public fund new ambosTwelve new state-of-the-art ambulances will soon hit New Zealand roads, thanks to the generosity of Kiwis.01 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandWeekends dedicated to 'big family' at St JohnSt John volunteer Deborah Allfrey dedicates so much of her time to the organisation that she has only three weekends to herself through to March next year.12 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandCall 111, speak to a nurseNurses will now be stationed at 111 emergency call centres to answer "non-urgent" calls as part of a wide-ranging shakeup which may also give nurses operating national helplines access to patient records.24 Jun 05:00 PM
New ZealandMan strangled by electrical bed wiresA mentally-handicapped man, with the mental age of a 9-year-old, was accidentally strangled to death after becoming entangled in electrical bed wires.11 Jun 01:10 AM
New ZealandPensioner stunned by $1471 ambo billA Greymouth pensioner is stunned after receiving a $1471 bill for an ambulance ride to transfer her partner to Christchurch for surgery which didn’t proceed.25 May 05:37 AM
New ZealandTragic end to mates' day outA duck-shooting trip turned to tragedy yesterday after a group of mates were flung from their boat as it capsized on the Waikato River.24 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandOne dead after boat capsizesPolice have confirmed that one person has died and three others have been taken to hospital after a boat overturned on the Waikato River.24 May 06:46 AM
New ZealandBadly-burned toddler reunited with rescuersA toddler who was badly burned by a pot of hot coffee last year has been reunited with the paramedics who attended to him.10 Apr 05:30 PM
New Zealand'We had to get in and help'Ryan Lemmens and Ross Tomlinson said their “adrenaline was pumping” when they saved an Auckland family from a burning house last month.02 Apr 12:32 AM
New ZealandFatal crash: Tourists on 'trip of a lifetime'Utah couple Tammy and Richard Barnett were on “the trip of a lifetime to New Zealand” before yesterday’s fatal crash, family say.12 Mar 03:55 AM
New ZealandPedestrian hurt after being hit by busAn Auckland pedestrian was seriously injured when he was hit by a bus on Queen St yesterday.11 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandCafé posts improve 111 call-outsA McDonald's restaurant and a chain coffee shop have become temporary ambulance stations in Auckland in a bid to respond quicker to 111 calls.25 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandFears for life as fire engulfs suburbMinutes after an inferno ripped across a tinder-dry paddock behind her Christchurch home, Julia Walker thought she was going to die.04 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandCliff fall survivor 'like Houdini'As 85-year-old Stewart Rundle fell more than 30m down a rocky cliff behind his beachfront home he had one thing on his mind - survival.04 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandGift makes a happier 100thLen Darr's 100th birthday celebration unexpectedly healed a lingering regret after his years of volunteer work helping the sick and injured.03 Feb 04:00 PM
New ZealandEx-mayor recovers after mid-air dramaFormer Dunedin mayor Peter Chin is recovering in hospital after being revived by an Air New Zealand crew shortly after take-off, it has been confirmed.01 Jan 02:47 AM
New ZealandFlight crew revive heart attack victimA passenger sitting in front of a man who suffered a suspected heart attack on a flight from Dunedin to Wellington this morning has praised the crew who resuscitated him.31 Dec 04:20 AM
New ZealandPassenger electrocuted after crashA passenger who got out of a car after it hit a power pole in Canterbury was electrocuted by fallen power lines, and two others who tried to help were shocked.27 Dec 09:44 PM
New ZealandEx-ambo driver jailed over sex offencesA judge has told a disgraced former St John officer who sexually assaulted vulnerable patients in the back of an ambulance that he had no previous good character.18 Dec 01:15 AM
New ZealandSex assault case: Ambo officer guiltyFormer Waipukurau ambulance officer Christopher Roger King has been found guilty on all charges by a jury at Napier District Court.13 Nov 01:29 AM