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Hearing impaired people can TTY 0800 16 16 16 or fax 0800 16 16 10. From your cellphone, dialling *555 will put you in contact with the police. *555 is used for reporting non life threatening traffic incidents (such as road blockages, or non serious road accidents requiring police attention). Poison and Hazardous Chemicals urgent line is 0800 POISON (0800 764 766), but if you suspect poison ingestion, ring 1-1-1 and ask for Ambulance. In some areas, dialling 9-1-1 or 9-9-9 will automatically connect to the 1-1-1 operator (given the wi ...

1-1-1: Encyclopedia II - 1-1-1 - Other emergency numbers in New Zealand

1-1-1 - Other emergency numbers in New Zealand

Hearing impaired people can TTY 0800 16 16 16 or fax 0800 16 16 10.

From your cellphone, dialling *555 will put you in contact with the police. *555 is used for reporting non life threatening traffic incidents (such as road blockages, or non serious road accidents requiring police attention).

Poison and Hazardous Chemicals urgent line is 0800 POISON (0800 764 766), but if you suspect poison ingestion, ring 1-1-1 and ask for Ambulance.

In some areas, dialling 9-1-1 or 9-9-9 will automatically connect to the 1-1-1 operator (given the widespread popularity of these emergency numbers internationally).

Using cellphones, the international emergency numbers 1-1-2, 9-1-1 and 0-8 also usually connect to the 1-1-1 operator.

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Adapted from the Wikipedia article "Other emergency numbers in New Zealand", under the G.N U Free Docmentation License. Please also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki

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