Paramedics countrywide are taking to the picket line as part of industrial action at Hato Hone St John.

More than two and a half thousand officers are staggering withdrawals of labour.

St John advises the service will operate at 70 percent capacity.

He says anyone with a life-threatening problem should still call 111 for an ambulance.

The Executive Director of the New Zealand Ambulance Association Mark Quinn called Simon Barnett and James Daniels to discuss funding of the sector.

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