"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
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?