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Article: Battle royal over air rescue; St John criticised for `disloyal' contract bid

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August 29, 1998
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St John's bid for Canterbury's emergency air rescue work is under fire.

The bitter dispute has some of the hallmarks of a similar, now- resolved wrangle in Auckland where St John bought a $1.7m Sikorsky helicopter for emergency work.

St John in Canterbury is now accused of losing sight of its core business and being disloyal to the existing provider. For the last decade Canterbury has been served by a helicopter rescue service operated by Christchurch firm Garden City Helicopters.

St John supplied the paramedics and funding came from ACC, the Canterbury West Coast Air Rescue Trust (CWCART), and sponsor WestpacTrust.

That changed this year with ACC calling for tenders to supply the rescue ...

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