St John intern-paramedic Blair Connor Walton is about to finish a gruelling 12-hour shift, but the universe has different ideas. SIMON O'CONNOR/STUFF St John paramedic and station manager Megan Stewart loads a stretcher into an ambulance. SIMON O'CONNOR/STUFF A St John Ambulance crew make their way to an emergency call along New Plymouth's Devon St West, under lights and siren on Saturday night. READ MORE* Taranaki St John station manager's labour of love* Blessing paves way for construction of new St John base in Taranaki* St John moving from Taranaki Base Hospital - but to where? The team is one of four St John ambulance crews working around the region this night; two based in New Plymouth, one in Stratford and one in Hāwera.

Source: Stuff September 27, 2019 18:22 UTC