The Government hopes a new smartphone app for emergency services will save lives and money.
Communications Minister Amy Adams said 70 per cent of calls to 111 were made from cellphones.
But many callers could not provide accurate location information to ambulances, police or firefighters.
This could cause delays as long as 15 minutes as emergency services tracked down the exact location of a crisis.
On average every minute caused an extra $4000 in fire damage to houses, Ms Adams said.