Applicants must:

  1. Be in excellent health and both medically and physically fit, as they will be asked to undertake a fitness and strength test.
  2. Be New Zealand citizens or have permanent residence status and be living in New Zealand permanently.
  3. Have a full New Zealand driver’s licence.
  4. Complete a Police vetting.
  5. Commit themselves to attending a minimum of four hours of event duty and one training session per month. The total commitment required is 60 hours per annum, which includes the 48 hours of event duty.

There are also personal qualities that interviewers will be looking for when recruiting volunteers.

If you are under 18 years of age, please refer to the St John youth section.

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