Van Roll-Over SH23

The Westpac Waikato Air Ambulance has just retrieved a 16yr old Te Awamutu teen from a single vehicle accident, a van roll-over on SH23 just north of Otorohanga. The vehicle was believed to have contained four teenagers, a male driver and three girls. The teens were treated at the scene by St John Paramedics. Other injuries were not clear at the time. The driver appeared uninjured. The girl we flew was an unrestrained passenger in the van and was treated for suspected leg fractures.

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World Refugee Day:
Are We Doing Our Bit?

On World Refugee Day, Thursday June 20th, Doing Our Bit will officially launch a campaign to double New Zealand’s UNHCR Refugee Resettlement Quota...

New Zealand’s low refugee intake is not a new issue. In February a NZ Herald editorial commented that our intake was ‘paltry’, remarking that ‘surely we could do more’. In April, Amnesty International described the quota as ‘tiny'.

“Despite being a small country in the middle of the South Pacific, New Zealand prides itself on being hospitable. We are friendly to overseas visitors and we see ourselves as punching above our weight in international affairs,” said Murdoch Stephens, coordinator of Doing Our Bit.

“However, in terms of accepting refugees New Zealand is clearly not doing our share.” More>>