Wellington Free Ambulance

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October 2026

• 21 OctCanterbury to be first region to use new emergency radio system

August 2026

• 5 AugCoroner examines ambulance response following death of Wellington man
• 3 AugDriver arrested after two-car crash in Johnsonville
• 2 AugOne person dead in Hawke’s Bay vehicle crash

December 2025

• 7 Dec 2025Two people hospitalised after jet boat crash in Wairarapa

November 2025

• 19 Nov 2025Police respond to incident in Waikanae on Kāpiti Coast

October 2025

• 16 Oct 2025Former Prime Minister Jim Bolger dies aged 90+4

August 2025

• 30 Aug 2025Wairarapa bach destroyed by fire on Ocean Beach Road
• 27 Aug 2025One person dies in single-vehicle crash near Clinton

July 2025

• 16 Jul 2025Defence Minister Judith Collins hospitalised after suffering vertigo+2
• 15 Jul 2025Two people injured in Petone car crash

March 2025

• 5 Mar 2025State Highway 2 closed near Carterton after two-vehicle crash

January 2025

• 6 Jan 2025Person seriously injured in Wairarapa tractor accident

November 2024

• 26 Nov 2024Fire crews attend house fire in Kelburn suburb of Wellington
• 24 Nov 2024One person seriously injured in Paremata boat and jetski collision
• 16 Nov 2024Two separate vehicle crashes cause injuries in Queenstown and Wellington