New Zealand Professional Firefighters' Union
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The NZPFU protects those that protect you.
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FENZ has millions to splash on PR ads promoting smoke alarms, but is cutting the actual supply of them for Kiwi homes to "fit the budget". They have cash for spin, but cuts for community safety.
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"Nothing to see here" | RNZ exposes FENZ covering up references to people's lives being put at risk by delays in two flood rescues.
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FENZ keeps in the good, blanks out the bad about flood rescues
Documents show Fire and Emergency (FENZ) blanked out references to people's lives being put at risk by delays in two flood rescues.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/emergencies/620483/fenz-keeps-in-the-good-blanks-out-the-bad-about-flood-rescues
1 day ago
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Government moves to rethink how New Zealand funds FENZ
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Government moves to rethink how New Zealand funds FENZ
Nearly half of FENZ call-outs have nothing to do with fire
https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/nz/news/catastrophe/government-moves-to-rethink-how-new-zealand-funds-fenz-579821.aspx
2 days ago
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ZERO EMERGENCY CALL TAKERS: 111 CRUNCH HITS THE CENTRAL COMCEN 🚨🛑 The NZPFU is demanding urgent action and an independent inquiry into a growing crisis inside FENZ's 111 Emergency Communications Centres.
waateanews.com/2026/06/22/h...
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#national: How Bad Does It Have To Get? Firefighters Union Sounds Alarm Over 111 Staffing Crisis - Waatea News: Māori Radio Station
The union representing New Zealand’s professional firefighters is demanding urgent action and an independent inquiry into what it describes as a growing crisis inside Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s ...
https://waateanews.com/2026/06/22/how-bad-does-it-have-to-get-firefighters-union-sounds-alarm-over-111-staffing-crisis/
2 days ago
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"I'VE BEEN SHOCKED..." 🛑 The FENZ spin machine is crumbling. Watch the Minister admit official advice was parroted word-for-word from FENZ executives for years. Worse still, trying to elicit correct info is a "constant battle." We need trucks that work, not spin. 👇
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3 days ago
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🧐 FENZ corporate spin vs. reality. CE Kerry Gregory sent staff a video praising outgoing Chair Rebecca Keoghan. But in Parliament, MP Tim Costley grilled the Minister on why she’s REALLY being replaced—and her answers tell a very different story.
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3 days ago
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Nelson Council proudly announces a massive new 8-storey tower block (108 rooms & apartments) 🏢✨ The catch? Firefighters can BARELY reach the 3rd floor. Nelson’s only aerial ladder truck is broken down, leaving crews stranded with a 36yo backup. 🛑🚒
4 days ago
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Is FENZ actually sponsoring the Super Rugby Final tonight? 🏉
6 days ago
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🚨 HAMILTON’S FRONTLINE COLLAPSE: A City Left Unprotected This map shows the terrifying reality on the ground in Hamilton today. This is a rapid, systemic collapse of fire and emergency coverage across NZ's fastest-growing city.
6 days ago
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Police say there's nothing stopping FENZ from 'investing in their own helicopter' after frontline tensions grow.
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Police say nothing stopping FENZ from 'investing in their own helicopter' after frontline tensions
The police told their minister Mark Mitchell that the search and rescue system was going well and needed no big changes, just two weeks before they agreed to big changes.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/politics/600626/police-say-nothing-stopping-fenz-from-investing-in-their-own-helicopter-after-frontline-tensions
7 days ago
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🚨 90 DAYS UNPROTECTED: As firefighters in NZ's fastest-growing city walk off the job today, Hamilton hits a terrifying milestone: 90 days with no life-saving aerial appliance.
7 days ago
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Fire veteran Mike Harwood ends 57-year career with emotional last shift
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Decorated firefighter Ringo Harwood ends nearly six decades on the front line
He worked at the busiest station and responded to 60,000 callouts during his career.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/auckland/fire-veteran-mike-harwood-ends-57-year-career-with-emotional-last-shift/B4NYMOR2SFDDZAMNQ6RFK36O64/
7 days ago
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Federated Farmers says rural levy payers deserve proof they are getting value for money from Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
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Feds questions value of rising FENZ levies
Federated Farmers says rural levy payers deserve proof they are getting value for money from Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
https://www.farmersweekly.co.nz/news/feds-questions-value-of-rising-fenz-levies/
8 days ago
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Minister 'shocked' by lax oversight of Fire and Emergency
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Minister 'shocked' by relaxed approach taken to public accountability by government agencies
Brooke van Velden has told a scrutiny hearing of the low effort she says the DIA's monitoring team puts in to its role with Fire and Emergency.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/598484/minister-shocked-by-relaxed-approach-taken-to-public-accountability-by-government-agencies
9 days ago
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An Auckland City fire crew has missed calls to a building fire, vegetation fire & medical due to their fire truck breaking down.
9 days ago
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HOURS before today’s firefighter strike, the country’s busiest fire truck is DOWN with a blown turbo. Worse? Grey Lynn’s truck just broke down too. No backup. No safety net for the city. The network is completely broken. FENZ leadership has lost control.
9 days ago
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FENZ has wasted more than $60 million on an abandoned new payroll system, paying millions in licence fees, and is hundreds of thousands into the establishment of another new payroll system.
9 days ago
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After Auckland’s ladder truck had to respond to Hamilton yesterday, we went looking for the actual replacement truck. This is what we found.
9 days ago
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Internal Affairs Minister directs agency to explore FENZ funding model
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
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Brooke van Velden directs Internal Affairs to explore new FENZ funding model
Fire and Emergency is mainly funded by a levy taken from insurance premiums, but Brooke van Velden questions whether that is the right avenue.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/598392/brooke-van-velden-directs-internal-affairs-to-explore-new-fenz-funding-model
9 days ago
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THE DISCONNECT: FENZ CE Kerry Gregory reflects on outgoing Board Chair Rebecca Keoghan's tenure since 2019. He talks about her "contribution" but the frontline reality tells a different story. What has she achieved other than driving our fire service into the ground?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=odXj...
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FENZ Corporate Spin vs Frontline Reality: The Real Legacy Since 2019
YouTube video by NZPFU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=odXj9eXnu_w
10 days ago
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#BREAKING
| Auckland City's high-reach ladder truck has been scrambled to Hamilton for an emergency. 🚨 Hamilton has been left defenseless with no aerial protection for 87 days.
10 days ago
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An OIA request has revealed that FENZ Chief Executive Kerry Gregory lost count of the number of times he provided inaccurate or misleading information to a Parliamentary Select Committee.
10 days ago
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Gisborne firefighters have a ball with school kids during industrial action
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Games over placards: Back to school for striking firefighters
Gisborne firefighters use their strike time to play games with primary school children.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-herald/news/gisborne-firefighters-have-a-ball-with-school-kids-during-industrial-action/7CCL7H2F2NHCHBLPTMYJWOZ22E/
14 days ago
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14 days ago
On the picket line with the
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on a fabulous Hawke’s Bay day. Plenty of support from locals passing by!
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🗣️ "An obscene amount of time to not have a second truck in the capital city." NZPFU Wellington Local President Clark Townsley exposes the FENZ fleet crisis & management's "absolute resistance" to frontline safety solutions at the Select Committee hearing. 👇
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16 days ago
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Funding call for firefighters sparks new questions about public sector restructuring
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Funding call for firefighters sparks new questions about public sector restructuring
Updated: Even as MPs hose down a proposal to fund Fire and Emergency NZ as a core department, it lights up opportunities in consolidating back-office functions like payroll. Jonathan Milne reports.
https://newsroom.co.nz/2026/06/03/funding-call-for-firefighters-sparks-new-questions-about-public-sector-restructuring/
19 days ago
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NO LIGHTS. NO SIRENS. NO FIRE ENGINE. 🛑🚘 Avalon's aerial has broken down. With zero spares available, this pool Ute is what's left. Lower Hutt response times are already dangerously exposed. Why won't FENZ move proper appliances for career crews?
21 days ago
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FENZ talks collapse as strike dates pile up - The union says management decisions are putting lives at risk
www.insurancebusinessmag.com/nz/news/cata...
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FENZ talks collapse as strike dates pile up
The union says management decisions are putting lives at risk
https://www.insurancebusinessmag.com/nz/news/catastrophe/fenz-talks-collapse-as-strike-dates-pile-up-576584.aspx
22 days ago
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That time when you're responding to a flooding call, but it's actually wetter inside the cab...
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22 days ago
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"It is time for real accountability." 🚨 Watch the highlights from Tony Sealey’s damning presentation to Parliament, where we put faces to the names of the FENZ executives dodging transparency.
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23 days ago
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Police & Ambulance get to upgrade their vehicles, so why are firefighters still responding to emergencies in trucks from the 80s and 90s?
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23 days ago
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Error sees 6500 texts sent to volunteer firefighters about non-existent emergencies
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Paging error sees 6500 texts sent to volunteer firefighters about old emergencies
The error saw some volunteer firefighters turn out to non-existent calls.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/community/597010/paging-error-sees-6500-texts-sent-to-volunteer-firefighters-about-old-emergencies
24 days ago
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As if the job wasn't dangerous enough. Man charged with assault after obstructing firefighters at a Lower Hutt bedroom blaze last night.
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Man charged with assault after allegedly obstructing firefighters at Lower Hutt blaze
Wellington assistant district commander Brett Lockyer said crews were confronted by a man while fighting a fire at a block of Lower Hutt flats on Sunday evening.
https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/crime-and-justice/596940/man-charged-with-assault-after-allegedly-obstructing-firefighters-at-lower-hutt-blaze
25 days ago
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BREAKING: Parnell's high-reach ladder broke down, freezing mid-air & trapping crews in the basket. 🚨 Firefighters used emergency hydraulic bleed-down procedures to escape the failing truck, which is now stuck. The ultimate fleet rot nightmare. 🛑
25 days ago
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The Government keeps finding money, just not for Firefighters
thisquality.com/the-governme...
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The Government keeps finding money, just not for Firefighters
OPINION: The Government was quick to celebrate new investments in ambulance services and Customs. Associate Health Minister Casey Costello described it as a “big day” for frontline workers. But for fi...
https://thisquality.com/the-government-keeps-finding-money-just-not-for-firefighters/
26 days ago
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Yesterday, Wgtn City & Newtown trucks were offline due to no staff. FENZ says aerials are ‘observation towers’ - they're not wrong. Newtown’s crew observed areas FENZ can't reach in 5 mins because trucks were offline with no crew. Today, Wgtn City & a Porirua truck are offline.
26 days ago
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Fire & Emergency NZ continues to close Woolston Fire Station. The doors are shut again today because FENZ failed to employ enough firefighters to keep it open 24/7.
26 days ago
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Wellington City, the district's busiest appliance, & Newtown are offline due to staff shortages. 📉 Te Aro, Mt Vic, Oriental Bay, Roseneath, Mt Cook, Newtown, Berhampore, Island Bay, Houghton Bay & Melrose are dangerously exposed. FENZ is cancelling recruit courses. 🛑
27 days ago
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Auckland Central firefighters protesting today right outside the empty bay where the city’s only Rescue Tender should be. 🚨📉 It broke down yesterday, was towed before the strike, and was still unavailable this afternoon. This empty bay is why we strike. ✊
28 days ago
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TOWED BEFORE THE STRIKE: NZ's Busiest Rescue Truck Breaks Down Hours Before Midday Walkout 🚨📉 Auckland Central enters day 2 with no Rescue Tender. A devastating symbol of why our frontline is walking out at midday today. The fleet is broken.
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28 days ago
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Auckland City enters its second day with no Rescue Tender—an appliance based at the country's busiest station that's meant to be carrying the Jaws of Life. New photos show it being towed. Critical motorways and suburbs are left waiting on distant backup. 📉🛑
28 days ago
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#BREAKING
: Stranded Avalon firefighters are walking on foot to Seaview Fire Station after their appliance (414) broke down. Watch as the crew takes you through what's happening right now. 🚶♂️🔥
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28 days ago
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HAPPENING NOW | NZ's busiest fire truck is towed again. More soon.
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28 days ago
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TV personality Ganesh Raj’s new documentary lifts lid on firefighters’ ‘growing crisis’
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'Absolute tragedy': TV personality's new doco lifts lid on firefighters' 'growing crisis'
Ganesh Raj spent 36 hours with firefighters and was appalled by what he learned.
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/tv-personality-ganesh-rajs-new-documentary-lifts-lid-on-firefighters-growing-crisis/BP6VBOYZYJEHBHRATUOCK66R74/
29 days ago
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UPDATE: THE BAYS REMAIN EMPTY 🛑📸 New photos show the grim reality inside NZ’s busiest fire station. Auckland’s Rescue Tender remains out of service, leaving empty engine bays where the high-reach ladder truck and HAZMAT unit should be sitting ready to roll.
29 days ago
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#BREAKING
| Auckland City’s Rescue Tender is trapped in the engine bay, unable to respond to a fire call. Mechanics are too busy fixing other broken trucks to help. No ladder truck. No HAZMAT. Auckland CBD is compromised.
29 days ago
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While Parliament sits to discuss the dire emergency, this is the reality in Levin this afternoon. The frontline rescue tender is in the workshop, so FENZ sent this loaner: a 1989 relic that won't start properly.
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30 days ago
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FENZ Chief Kerry Gregory is in the hot seat facing the final question to defend his $518,070 salary. He’s burned all his passes. Watch till the end to see him lock in an answer nobody is buying.
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about 1 month ago
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When you're sent on an Emergency Response Driver training course but FENZ expects you to drive a non-road-legal fire truck ❌ 🔗 Demand safe trucks. Sign the petition:
www.direemergency.nz/help
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about 1 month ago
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FENZ Truck Crisis 'worse Than Officials Admit', Inquiry Hears
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FENZ Truck Crisis 'worse Than Officials Admit', Inquiry Hears
Fire and Emergency New Zealand's truck crisis runs deeper than officials admit, requiring a full-scale investigation into the agency's governance failures. A parliamentary inquiry heard damning evide...
https://whatsoninvers.nz/fenz-truck-crisis-worse-than-officials-admit-inquiry-hears/
about 1 month ago
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