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
10 October 2025
Ref: 19356
Harwood Wilson
[FYI request #32305 email]
Tēnā koe Harwood
Thank you for your request of 12 September 2025 to Fire and Emergency New Zealand requesting
information about aerial appliances under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA). We copy and
respond to each aspect of your request below.
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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 fol owing:
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 wil be available for active service (If no ETA please
explain why) this can also cover vehicles in production.
Please find attached, as an
Appendix to this response, a copy of the requested information.
7. 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?
Fire and Emergency has a procurement project underway for replacements for the current Type 4
appliances.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available
at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
We trust that the information being provided is of assistance. If you require further information,
please em
ail [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
