111 (emergency telephone number)
111 is the emergency telephone number in New Zealand. It was first implemented in Masterton and Carterton on 29 September 1958, and was progressively rolled out nationwide with the last exchanges converting in 1988.
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Emergency telephone number
An emergency telephone number is a number that allows a caller to contact local emergency services for assistance. The emergency number differs from country to country; it is typically a three-digit number so that it can be easily remembered and dialed quickly. Some countries have a different emergency number for each of the different emergency services; these often differ only by the last digit.
911 is the emergency number used in many countries in the Americas.
A fire truck in Ennigerloh, Germany, with the European emergency number 112 painted on its side
A mural at a Shenzhen elementary school showing emergency numbers used in Mainland China
112 on a lifeguard tower in Pájara, Spain