Hato Hone St John experiences busiest day on record

Morning Report · Aug 9, 2026 · 6m

New Zealand's ambulance services have been put under unprecedented pressure by record-breaking demand over the weekend. Hato Hone St John has activated its major incident response and its Emergency Operations Centre after receiving 2562 calls on Saturday, the most it has ever received in a single day. Hato Hone St John's director of ambulance operations Doug Gallagher spoke to John Campbell.