Late Edition for 17 March 2017

St John says it could provide a safer ambulance service if it had more government funding but more than 18 months since asking for more, it's still waiting for an answer. Napier MP Stuart Nash and police spokesman admitted he went too far last night when he called for convicted murderer and paedophile Philip John Smith to be scalped in prison. And a new venture capital fund to help women entrepreneurs grow their start-ups.