When the call goes out for help after an accident or medical emergency, St John is first to respond. However, as St John's workload grows, the pool of volunteers needed to help crew ambulances across Otago is shrinking.
Police say a Wellington man was lucky to escape serious
injury when his utility vehicle plunged about 30m down a bank
near Lawrence yesterday afternoon.
The widow of New Zealand rally legend Possum Bourne will be
in Balclutha later this year to share her story, marking the
10th anniversary of his death.
