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Gym Provided AED After Centre Staff Allegedly Refused
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- Centre staff allegedly refused to lend a defibrillator to a collapsed man on 11 September 2026.
- Leoni McInroe performed CPR for about 15 minutes until paramedics arrived.
- Anytime Fitness gym supplied the defibrillator after the centre declined the request.
- Leoni McInroe filed a complaint with the Medical Council of New Zealand.
- Deputy chief executive Jon Moores urged unlocked AED cabinets, likening them to library boxes.