A man has been flown to Wellington Hospital in a serious condition after he was punched to the ground.
Police said the man was assaulted at 10pm last night on King Street in Palmerston North.
A spokesperson from Wellington Hospital said the man was in intensive care.
St John Ambulance is to hire dozens of extra front-line staff and cut single-crewed vehicles, but a union for paramedics is worried about some of the proposed roles.
Nurses have grilled politicians about health problems just two days ahead of the general election at the Nurses Organisation annual conference, today.
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