My husband and I want like to thank all the people and emergency teams that assisted us in the Waioweka Gorge following a head-on collision on January 8, 2015, which was reported on SunLive.co.nz

We'd like to say a special thank you to the off-duty St John's ambulance man who was passing and assisted, and passing motorists who stopped to help. With no phone signal in the gorge, one kindly drove back to Opotiki to call the emergency services.

Our thanks also extend to the workmen, Police and fire engine staff that attended, and St John's ambulance crew which took us to Whakatane Hospital, plus the hospital staff. Thanks go to the transfer nurse and St John's ambulance driver who came from Auckland to collect us for the five-hour journey back to the North Shore. Also, thanks to the nurses who took care of me at North Shore Hospital. We both really appreciate the help and support we received from all at a very traumatic and stressful time.

Hazel Davis & Simon Fletcher, Waitoki, Auckland