A St John First Response Unit is now operating on Banks Peninsula. Photo: SuppliedA new St John First Response Unit is now servicing the Banks Peninsula area. The vehicle has been operating on Banks Peninsula for the last few weeks. The new response unit was funded by donors who wish to remain anonymous. "The First Response Unit will mean volunteers will stay closer to home during a callout, transporting a patient to another ambulance or a rescue helicopter then returning to base," he said.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 08, 2020 01:07 UTC