National Headquarters
Fire and Emergency New Zealand
National Headquarters
Spark Central, Level 7
42-52 Wil is Street
Wel ington Central
Wel ington 6011
Phone +64 4 496 3600
6 August 2024
Ref: 14968
Rose Calix
[FYI request #27544 email]
Tēnā koe Rose
Thank you for your email of 9 July 2024, to Fire and Emergency New Zealand requesting the
following information:
•
I am interested to know the number of staff in FENZ who are reporting of mental health
issues such as stress and burn out due to workload, yearly from 2020 to 2023. Please
separate the firemen from staff working at the office. I would like it broken down by region
and if possible team or group (e.g., Finance, Policy, etc.)., by gender and age group.
Your request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA).
This letter is to advise that Fire and Emergency needs to extend the timeframe of our response to
your request by 20 working days, pursuant to section 15A(1)(a) of the OIA, as the request
necessitates a search through a large quantity of information, and section 15A(1)(b) of the OIA, as
consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are such that a proper response to the
request cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.
For this reason, you can expect to receive our response no later than 3 September 2024. We will
endeavour to respond sooner than this date if possible. If you no longer require this information,
please let us know.
You have the right, by way of complaint under section 28(3) of the OIA, to request an investigation
and review of Fire and Emergency’s decision to extend the timeframe by the Ombudsman.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa nā
Amanda Roberts
Acting Manager, Information Requests