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
11 June 2025
Ref: 18083
J Price
[FYI request #31019 email]
Tēnā koe J Price
Thank you for your request of 19 May 2025, to Fire and Emergency New Zealand, requesting
information relating to Board meeting minutes and attachments regarding culture change and the
bul ying and harassment complaints processes. Your request is being 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 35 working days, pursuant to section 15A(1)(a) of the OIA, as the request is for a
large quantity of official information or necessitates a search through a large quantity of
information and meeting the original time limit would unreasonably interfere with our operations,
and 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 6 August 2025. We will
endeavour to respond sooner than this date if possible, including releasing information in tranches
if appropriate. If you no longer require this information, please let us know.
You have the right 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
Aidan Saunders
Manager, Information Requests