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
29 July 2025
Ref: 18787
Mike Hunua
[FYI request #31698 email]
Tēnā koe Mike
Thank you for your request of 22 July 2025, to Fire and Emergency New Zealand requesting
information relating to Type 4 and relief aerial appliances. Your request has been considered
under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) and our response is below.
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While Fire and Emergency NZ has purchased new type 5 and 6 appliances, it has assessed
and made plans to replace its ageing type 4 Aerial fleet, given some of these appliances are
used as front-line appliances in large metro areas such as El erslie and Te Atatu, as wel as
providing the main aerial capability to regional cities around NZ.
1. Has FENZ been running Type 4 appliances in Auckland as pumps only on frontline
response with no ladder capability due to breakdowns while not having enough relief
ladder appliances to cover Type 4 being off for repairs?
We can confirm this did occur at one fire station.
2.
Has FENZ planned for type 5 and 6 relief appliances once the new aerials arrive? What
wil FENZ do with the existing type 5 and 6s they wil replace?
Fire and Emergency has plans for the relief Type 5 and 6 appliances. These appliances will be
either:
• disposed of where they are considered to be at end of life
• real ocated to other stations; or
• reallocated into the relief fleet replacing other appliances considered to be at end of life.
If you require further information, please email [FENZ request email]
Please note that because of the identified public interest in the information that you have
requested, we intend to publish this response (with your personal details removed) on our
website.
Nāku noa, nā
Aidan Saunders
Manager, Information Requests