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NZ Ambulance Patches

Below are the New Zealand ambulance patches that I have in my collection.

Most of these patches are not for trade.  Please check out my trade list if you would like to add some New Zealand patches to your collection.

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Order of St John
The Order of St John provides ambulance services to the bulk of New Zealand's population.  For more information see  www.stjohn.org.nz/products/ambulance.asp.

Current Nationwide Qualification Patches
St Johns First AidSt Johns Primary Care 1St Johns Primary Care 2St Johns Ambulance OfficerSt Johns ParamedicSt Johns Advanced Paramedic
St Johns First Aid CadetSt JohnsSt Johns Communication CentreSt Johns Dress Uniform

Regional Patches
St John NorthlandSt John AucklandSt John Hawkes BaySt John MidlandSt John CentralSt John Southern
These patches were used by ambulance officers in each of the regions covered by the Order of St John.  North Island regions were Northland,  Auckland,  Midland,  Hawkes Bay and Central.  The two South Island regions wore the one patch.

Auckland Qualification Patches (Retired)
Auckland CommunicationsAuckland Patient TransportAuckland Fire Service CoResponderAuckland Ambulance OfficerAuckland Intermediate Care OfficerAuckland Paramedic
These patches, phased out in 2002, are used by all St Johns Ambulance Officers to indicate their level of qualification.  PTS stands for Patient Transport Service - the arm of the service that provide patient transport in non-emergency circumstances.  The Co-Responder patch is worn by Fire Service personnel trained to a basic life support level.

Midland Qualification Patches (Retired)
Midland Ambulance OfficerMidland Intermediate CareMidland Paramedic
The Midland region introduced the interim patches mid-2001 while waiting for the new national patches to be produced.  When the new patches were available, these were phased out.

Southern Qualification Patches (Retired)
St Johns SouthernSt Johns Southern Intermediate

 

Moving on down the country, ambulance services are also provided by:

New Zealand Ambulance Service
New Zealand Ambulance
A small operator based in the Waikato town of Te Kauwhata.  I'm not sure if this service is still operating.

 

Taranaki Ambulance

The qualification patches used by the Taranaki Ambulance Service, covering one of the areas not served by St John's.
The local area health board, responsible for provision of health services in this region on the North Island's west coast, runs the ambulance service .
For more information see www.thcl.co.nz/services/ambulance.htm.

Current

Taranaki DHB Ambulance Taranaki Health Ambulance Taranaki Health Ambulance
Taranaki Health Cardiac/IV
Taranaki Health Paramedic

The Taranaki Health shoulder patch has been replaced with the Taranaki DHB patch after a service name change followed the patch redesign.

Retired
Taranaki Ambulance OfficerTaranaki IV OfficerTaranaki Paramedic
Taranaki Paramedic

 

Medic One Services
Medic OneMedic One Paramedic
A small private ambulance service in central Taranaki.

 

Wellington Free Ambulance
In New Zealand, trauma patients usually have their ambulance transportation costs covered by the Accident Compensation Corporation and medical patients will find themselves paying for their transportation.  However, in the greater Wellington area the Wellington Free Ambulance provides all services at no charge to the patient.  It is the only free ambulance service in the southern hemisphere.  For more information see  www.wfa.org.nz.

Current Patches
Wellington CommunicationWellington Patient TransportWellington Ambulance OfficerWellington ParamedicWellington Paramedic Intensive Care
Wellington Patient transport
These patches, introduced in 2001, indicate the officer's role in the service and their level of qualification.

Old Patch
Wellington Free - Old
Until the patches above were introduced, this was the only patch being worn by WFA officers.

Qualification Patches (Unissued)
Wellington - Old ProficiencyWellington - Old IntermediateWellington - Old Coronary CareWellington - Old Paramedic
These patches were designed to indicate the officers' level of qualification, but never saw the light of day.
The story that I've been told is that an industrial dispute sprang up between the management and the staff over who would be responsible for having the patches sewn on to the uniforms.

Rescue Squad
Wellington - Rescue SquadWellington - Rescue SquadWellington - Rescue Squad

 

Nelson/Marlborough Health Service
Nelson Marlborough
Another small ambulance service run by an area health board, this time at the northern tip of the South Island.  With the size of the service and the number of staff being so low, the service does not have the need for qualification patches.