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
25 July 2025
Ref: 18529
Margaret Howley
FYI Website
[FYI request #31419 email]
Tēnā koe Margaret
Thank you for your email of 27 June 2025, to Fire and Emergency New Zealand requesting the
following information under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA):
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I am writing to ask if you have an official position on the use of raised platforms or speed
humps as traffic calming measures, used at pedestrian crossings, especially those near or
outside schools or in large intersections where there are often road traffic incidents.
I ask as it is often stated that the Emergency Services do not support their use when
working with city council ors on community roading projects to support saftey at crossings
or at busy intersections. The reason given is that they extend response times for the
Emergency Services. Is this true?
This letter is to advise that Fire and Emergency needs to extend the timeframe of our response to
your request by 10 working days, pursuant to 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 8 August 2025. 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
Aidan Saunders
Manager, Information Requests