This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Official Information request 'Number of fire related deaths in Commercial Properties over the last 25 years'.




 
 
 
National Headquarters 
Fire and Emergency New Zealand 
National Headquarters 
Spark Central, Level 7 
42-52 Willis Street 
Wellington Central 
Wellington 6011  
Phone +64 4 496 3600 
 
 
 
4 December 2025  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
             Ref: 20027 
 
 
Peter Martelletti 
[FYI request #32898 email]  
 
 
Tēnā koe Peter 
 
Thank you for your request of 17 November 2025 to Fire and Emergency New Zealand requesting 
the following information under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA): 
 
•  I am doing a survey on just how many deaths are recorded in commercial properties over 
the last 25 years. Is it possible to separate out (office/retail/industrial) and accommodation 
(i.e hotels,motels, backpackers etc).
 
 
Please find attached, as an Appendix to this response, the requested information. Please note, 
Fire and Emergency only records fatalities when a deceased person is observed at the time of our 
attendance. We do not always record when someone dies after we attended. Therefore, it is 
possible there have been other fatalities but we have not recorded them. 
 
We trust that the information being provided is of assistance. 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