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St John Oamaru is going back to the drawing board.
It has been denied the opportunity to build its new ambulance base at Awamoa Park, after Waitaki district councillors voted down its proposal on Monday.
Seven councillors voted against the initiative, leaving only Waitaki Mayor Gary Kircher and deputy mayor Melanie Tavendale voting in favour. Cr Kelli Williams was not present.
St John South Island general manager Craig Stockdale said the proposal had been a “work in progress” for many years, and vowed to continue the search for a new Oamaru home.
“We are still committed to finding a suitable site for a new ambulance station in Oamaru,” Mr Stockdale said.
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A St John ambulance transported one person with moderate injuries to Oamaru Hospital after a crash on Waimate Highway/State Highway 1. (File photo)
A person is in hospital after suffering moderate injuries in a two-car crash in South Canterbury. St John South Island communications advisor Gerard Campbell said a person with moderate injuries was transported by ambulance to Oamaru Hospital from the scene of the crash on Waimate Highway/State Highway 1, near Morven, about 8.10pm on Wednesday. Fire and Emergency New Zealand shift manager Brent Dunn said nobody was trapped in the vehicles when a Glenavy fire crew arrived.