John Lewis

Major increases in the number of 111 calls for water-related incidents, allergic reactions, hazardous material exposures, cardiac and respiratory arrests and crashes have driven up demand for St John ambulance services.

The return of hot, dry weather comes as the MetService launches new mobile notifications for red warnings and teams up with Fenz to provide notifications when there's an extreme fire risk.

Major increases in the number of 111 calls for water related incidents, allergic reactions, hazardous materials exposure, cardiac and respiratory arrests and traffic crashes in Otago and Southland have helped drive up nationwide demand for ambulances in 2023.