17 Nov 2025

Person rushed to hospital after medical event at BestStart in Christchurch

3:35 pm on 17 November 2025
A St John New Zealand ambulance

Photo: Supplied / St John

A person was taken to hospital in a serious condition after a medical event at a Christchurch childcare centre this morning.

St John says it sent an ambulance, a rapid response unit and an operations manager to a St Martins address at 11am on Monday.

A BestStart spokesperson confirmed an ambulance had been at its Huntsbury childcare centre due to a medical event.

One patient was taken to hospital in a serious condition.

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