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
18 August 2025
Ref: 18765
Alan Thompson
FYI Website
[FYI request #31672 email]
Tēnā koe Alan
Thank you for your email of 21 July 2025 to Fire and Emergency New Zealand requesting the
following information under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA):
1. Were there any other assets or critical infrastruture other than the shipping container
dwel ing lost during the Port Hil s (2024) fire that were not recorded in the Annual Report
and the Operational Report?
2. If there were other assets lost that were at risk as reported, was FENZ aware of these and
what steps were taken to protect them?
This letter is to advise that Fire and Emergency needs to extend the timeframe of our response to
your request by 5 working days, under 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 25 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 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