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"World Restart a Heart 2023: Empowering Wellington's Youth with CPR Skills"

For the first year since 2019 the New Zealand Resuscitation Council was able to hold a mass training event to mark “World Restart a Heart Day”. The event was made possible through the collaborative efforts of Heartbeat at Wellington Free Ambulance…

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“You never know what someone else is going through, just try and help them.”

On December 17, 2023, Craig, his wife Natalie, and their 7-year-old daughter attended a festive Christmas concert during a few days away in New Plymouth from their home in Whanganui. It was a rainy…

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“If this happened anywhere else, I suppose I’d be dead”.

Neal, known to his friends and Whangarei teammates as "Rubber," has been passionate about hockey since he was a kid. Over the last four or five years, he focused on getting fitter, training “hard…

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The Person Who Saves Your Life Could Be a Child

Cullen and Taine were just 6 and 7 years old when their mum, Kendall who was a fit healthy 35 year old, had a sudden cardiac arrest right in their living room.

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“I remember the paramedics calling me a ‘status one', I knew it was serious. I was in trouble.”

Adam has always been a “helper.” As a healthcare assistant and former firefighter, his message is simple: "First, save lives." But one day, it was Adam who needed help when he collapsed outside a…

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Duncan Galletly Award for Excellence in Education

Since 2003 the New Zealand Resuscitation Council has awarded the Duncan Galletly New Zealand Resuscitation Council Health Professional Instructor Trophy to recognise excellence in training delivery…

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Dr Lindsay Mildenhall ONZM awarded the Sir David Hay Medal

Over the weekend at He Pō Whakangahau - A Night of Entertainment in the Grand Ballroom at Parliament, Dr Lindsay Mildenhall was recognised by his peers and awarded with the highest award in…

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