Raising funds for defibrillators

A concert in Ranfurly today featuring a choir, pipers and solo singers will raise funds for defibrillators to be based in Naseby and Ranfurly.

The event has been organised by the Maniototo-Wedderburn branch of Red Cross and resident Lesley Pocknee said it was hoped to raise enough money to buy two defibrillators.

The emergency equipment could be used by a layperson on someone who had suffered cardiac arrest.

The machines "talked" the user through the steps and could mean the difference between life and death, Ms Pocknee said.

Each defibrillator cost $3800 and they were easy to carry.

The concert will be held at 1.30pm, in the Ranfurly Town Hall.