Coroner examines ambulance response following death of Wellington man
Wednesday 5 August 2026 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated In this story Wellington Free Ambulance
A coroner has investigated the death of 79-year-old Geoffrey Hartley, who died on his kitchen floor after an ambulance dispatch was cancelled. The deceased had previously experienced severe chest pain in a retail store, where a dispatcher advised him to take a taxi to the hospital instead.