Preserving the heritage of New Zealand's foremost emergency medical and first-aid service, this dedicated museum and archive brings together the stories, records, and historical artefacts of Hato Hone St John across Aotearoa. The collection documents the evolution of frontline ambulance care, community volunteering, and humanitarian work throughout the country's modern history, offering visitors a detailed look into how nationwide emergency response and community first aid were built from the ground up.
Located at 2A Pacific Rise in Mount Wellington, it provides an educational and historical resource tucked into Auckland's central-southern hub. As a specialised archive dedicated to volunteer healthcare and emergency service history, it stands apart from standard local community initiatives by safeguarding the institutional memory of a service that has touched nearly every household in the country.