Ambulance opens Stanmore station Click the image above to view slideshow A funding boost has enabled the creation of a brand new ambulance station in Whangaparāoa, which St John says will improve its emergency response times on the peninsula. The new station is in Karepiro Drive in Stanmore Bay. Until now, crews had to travel to the peninsula from the St John base in Silverdale Village, or from a post that it has operated at Manly Fire Station since 2015. A St John spokesperson says it vacated the Fire and Emergency premises in Manly during last year’s Covid-19 lockdowns, to enable physical distancing of crews.