Status of all aerial appliances
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From: Harwood Wilson
Dear Fire and Emergency New Zealand,
Please provide a list of ALL aerial appliances FENZ currently owns or is soon to own (i.e relief, in service, awaiting repair or in production)
In this list, please include:
1. Year, Make & Model
2. Appliance Type (4,5,6)
3. Status / Allocation (i.e. Relief, Awaiting Repair, In active service at XXX station or In Production)
If the vehicle is currently NOT FULLY in service in it's usual capability at XXX station or available as a relief please provide the following:
4. Length of time vehicle has not been in active service
5. Detailed reason as to why the vehicle is out of service and what is required to resolve this.
6. Estimated time to when the vehicle will be available for active service (If no ETA please explain why) this can also cover vehicles in production.
Additionally, I request information on what stage FENZ is at with procuring Type 4 appliances? With a large number of these coming up to or over 20 years old, what is FENZ doing to replace these to ensure public confidence in their type 4 fleet?
Yours faithfully,
Harwood Wilson
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Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Tēnā koe Harwood Wilson
We write to acknowledge receipt of your information request dated 12
September 2025. Our commitment is to provide a response to your request as
soon as possible, and no later than 20 working days after the day it was
received. If we are unable to meet this timeframe, we will inform you
promptly and provide details regarding any extension required. Should
clarification be necessary for your request, we may reach out to you for
additional information.
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details of our staff or volunteers. Please let us know whether you require
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more time. If we do not hear from you, we will assume that you do not
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Please find attached correspondence from Fire and Emergency New Zealand |
Whakaratonga Iwi.
Ngā mihi,
Information Requests Team
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E: [2][FENZ request email]
W: [3]www.fireandemergency.nz
A: Fire and Emergency National Headquarters
Level 7, 42-52 Willis Street, Wellington Central
PO Box 2133, Wellington 6011
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From: Harwood Wilson
Dear Official Information Requests,
Thanks for the response.
Regarding my question "I request information on what stage FENZ is at with procuring Type 4
appliances? With a large number of these coming up to or over 20 years old, what is
FENZ doing to replace these to ensure public confidence in their type 4 fleet?"
Your response doesn't really answer my question.
On the 17th of October 2023 FENZ stated "Work is underway to define the operational requirements
for the replacement Type 4’s."
Please clarify:
1. What stage the Type 4 project is at compared to 2 years ago.
2. Please provide copies of any documents regarding the plans for the Type 4 procurement that explains what has been decided or investigated to date.
3. What is FENZ expected service life of Type 4 appliances? (there are FENZ documents that state 20 years and 25 years for Type 4's, which is it?)
Yours sincerely,
HJ Wilson
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Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Tēnā koe Harwood Wilson
We write to acknowledge receipt of your information request dated 10
October 2025. Our commitment is to provide a response to your request as
soon as possible, and no later than 20 working days after the day it was
received. If we are unable to meet this timeframe, we will inform you
promptly and provide details regarding any extension required. Should
clarification be necessary for your request, we may reach out to you for
additional information.
The information you have requested may contain the names and contact
details of our staff or volunteers. Please let us know whether you require
these names and contact details. We may need to consult our people before
deciding whether we can release this information, and this may take a bit
more time. If we do not hear from you, we will assume that you do not
require their names and contact details.
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Information Request Team
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Tēnā koe Harwood
Please find attached correspondence from Fire and Emergency New Zealand |
Whakaratonga Iwi.
Ngā mihi,
Information Requests Team
[1]Description: Cato Server:WORK IN PROGRESS:FENZ:FENZ_Assets:FENZ
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E: [2][FENZ request email]
W: [3]www.fireandemergency.nz
A: Fire and Emergency National Headquarters
Level 7, 42-52 Willis Street, Wellington Central
PO Box 2133, Wellington 6011
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From: Harwood Wilson
Dear Fire and Emergency NZ,
Further to my previous request of November 2025.
You stated that you recently issued a RFI regarding Type 4 appliances with it closing on the 29th of October 2025.
Your 10 year plan states that the Type 4 aerial replacement is scheduled to be completed by FY 2028/29, that's just a few years away.
Please provide the following information as soon as possible:
1. All RFI supplier documents received from the request.
2. All subsequent FENZ reviews or internal documents regarding the received RFI's and / or plans for further action following this, including if the national number of Type 4's will be increased or decreased and where.
3. Any budget decisions or allocations regarding the Type 4 appliance procurement.
4. Do FENZ expect to meet their own plans to replace the Type 4 appliances by FY 2028/29? If so please provide clear documents to support this, including a schedule of replacement trucks. If not please provide documents or clear reasons that justify the delay when major funds have been spent on other non front line projects.
5. Who is ultimately accountable for delivering the fleet component of the 10-year plan within its stated timeframe? If the plan is not met, what are the defined consequences for those responsible?
Is there a formal accountability framework in place, or are delays simply absorbed through external explanations or internal excuses?
Is there a clear, public demand based prioritisation model that explains why one area progresses while another falls behind? i.e increased staff numbers since inception for executive and NHQ plus increased pay while the ELT provide substandard public honestly as documented in parliament, vs aged fleet, non crewed trucks and inadequate Firefighter recruits.
6. How many Type 4's are currently available as Aerial reliefs? and how many stations are currently missing (or out of FULL service) their Type 4?
7. Any written correspondence involving the ELT regarding Type 4's within the past 4 months which is: Media Releases, Media speeches, Media advice or General statements to all FENZ personal or the public.
Yours sincerely,
Harwood Wilson
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Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Tēnā koe Harwood Wilson
We write to acknowledge receipt of your information request dated 1 May
2026. Our commitment is to provide a response to your request as soon as
possible, and no later than 20 working days after the day it was received.
If we are unable to meet this timeframe, we will inform you promptly and
provide details regarding any extension required. Should clarification be
necessary for your request, we may reach out to you for additional
information.
The information you have requested may contain the names and contact
details of our staff or volunteers. Please let us know whether you require
these names and contact details. We may need to consult our people before
deciding whether we can release this information, and this may take a bit
more time. If we do not hear from you, we will assume that you do not
require their names and contact details.
Nāku noa, nā
Information Request Team
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Tēnā koe Harwood
Please find attached correspondence from Fire and Emergency New Zealand |
Whakaratonga Iwi.
Ngā mihi,
Information Requests Team
[1]Description: Cato Server:WORK IN PROGRESS:FENZ:FENZ_Assets:FENZ
Logos:FENZ logos _Supplied to FENZ:FENZ Logos png:FENZ Logo_CMYK.png
E: [2][FENZ request email]
W: [3]www.fireandemergency.nz
A: Fire and Emergency National Headquarters
Level 7, 42-52 Willis Street, Wellington Central
PO Box 2133, Wellington 6011
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