"The country's ambulance service is funded by Te Whatu Ora - Heath New Zealand and ACC, which fund about 82 percent of the service, at a cost of about $380 million a year.

The rest is made up through donations, and a part charge of $98 for patients transported by ambulance."

#TraceyNeal, 2024

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/517897/husband-watched-wife-die-in-west-auckland-home-after-ambulance-was-called-six-times

This is ludicrous. We don't end up with a bill when we call firefighters to a fire. Why aren't ambulance services full funded?

#PublicHealth #ambulance #TeWhatuOra #ACC

Husband watched wife die in West Auckland home after ambulance was called six times

The 54-year-old died of a heart condition as her husband called for help over and over.

RNZ