Believe it or not, Santa’s red suit could cause him to suffer from heat exhaustion.

St John and Christchurch Casinos Ltd are delighted to announce a unique partnership in first aid. In a first for St John in New Zealand with a large company, Christchurch Casinos Ltd has contracted St John to train its entire work force of nearly 600 staff in first aid.

St John is celebrating International Volunteers Day today by thanking our many thousands of volunteers nationwide, and by announcing our St John Honours List.

St John is approaching 125 years of service to New Zealand communities – and in its Northern Region has 642 people celebrating a massive 4,981 combined years of service between them.

Outreach Therapy Pets was the supreme winner at the 2008 Infratil-Waitakere City Council Community Awards announced recently.

While most of the country’s young people have a serious focus this month with exams occupying much of their time, several youth from St John are faced with an even longer-term challenge.

St John has begun its busy season of emergency care provision at summer events with the adidas Auckland Marathon on November 2.

New, improved ambulances are starting to appear around Auckland, Northland and the Coromandel.

Look out for fresh faces in a fresh place as St John expands to meet the needs of the growing Helensville community in Auckland. The new St John team would love to hear from new volunteers.

St John is making a plea for the public to stop assaulting its staff, after a family member of a patient fractured the arm of a Christchurch ambulance officer recently.