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Northland air ambulance under threat?

Author
Briana Watson,
Publish Date
Thu, 9 Apr 2015, 12:41PM
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Northland air ambulance under threat?

Author
Briana Watson,
Publish Date
Thu, 9 Apr 2015, 12:41PM

The Northland Regional Council's decision to review funding for a local air ambulance, could put the service in jeopardy.

The council is proposing that the current targeted rate of $600,000 in annual funding to the Northland Emergency Services Trust be amended to a new fund which will be open to all emergency services on a contestable basis.

But the trust's chairman, Paul Ahlers is worried that means their service will lose out.

He says they're already running on a tight budget and any reduction in funding will be harmful.

The council is seeking submissions to the proposed changes and submissions close on April 24.

 

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