16 October 2022

Ella's Story: "I know I did everything I could, because I was trained."

Geoff’s story did not end how anyone expected.  At 62 years old, Geoff was fit and healthy, running a motel in the Hutt Valley and enjoying the pleasures of life along with his wife of 40 years…

13 October 2022

Tennis players rally to save woman's life

When Registered Nurse Jane Brunton was playing tennis on a hot Waikato summer morning she didn’t expect the woman serving opposite her to collapse. Jane initially thought that the woman was suffering…

13 October 2022

Neil's Story: “You don’t think you’ll need it until one day you do - get the training before you need to use it".

Neil has often been at the right place in the right time to save a life. When he started going to annual first-aid training for his job, he didn’t expect these skills to be used so often throughout…

13 October 2022

Kate's Story: "Don’t wait for a tragic event to happen to get trained to save a life. It is very easy to learn"

Kate Robb is a Registered Nurse with over 39 years of experience, describing herself as having a basic need to help people. As a Critical Care Nurse, Kate is familiar with responding to emergency…

8 December 2022

A Message from our Chief Executive

As we all look forward to the festive season, it is important to acknowledge the incredible dedication and commitment shown by those working in health at a time where staffing numbers are critically…

13 March 2023

Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival down to 11%

The latest Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Registry shows 2348 people suffered a cardiac arrest in 2021/2022 but only eleven percent survived. That's down from 14 percent survival in 2018/2019. See…

24 August 2023

New process for becoming a Course Director

We are pleased to announce a change to the process that enables our Advanced Instructors to become a Course Director more quickly. Traditionally before an instructor could become a Course Director…

4 September 2023

Obituary: Dr Peter Leslie OBE

The New Zealand Resuscitation Council would like to extend our deepest condolences to the friends, family, and colleagues of Dr Peter Leslie OBE who passed away on Tuesday 22 August 2023, aged…

1 September 2023

NZ Resus 2024: Registration is Open!

Join us in Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Wellington on 14-15 June 2024 for what’s promising to be our best scientific meeting yet!  Our themes are Auaha, Ahurea, me te Hiranga. Innovation, Culture and…

21 September 2023

Expired air ventilation during resuscitation training

Every year in New Zealand, more than 2,000 cardiac arrests occur outside of a hospital. Early CPR with good-quality chest compressions combined with ventilations continues to give the best chance of…