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 
 
 
15 January 2026  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
             Ref: 20340 
 
E Marshall 
[FYI request #33304 email]  
 
 
Tēnā koe E 
 
Thank you for your request of 17 December 2025 to Fire and Emergency New Zealand requesting 
the following information under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA): 
 
•  Please provide me with how much Fire and Emergency New Zealand has spent on weather 
reports for incidents through the National Institute of Water & Atmospheric Research 
(NIWA) and New Zealand Institute for Earth Science (ESI) 
 
I am looking for the 2024 year and 2025 year to date figures. 
 
Please see the below table for the costs incurred in 2024 and 2025 from the National Institute of 
Water and Atmospheric Research (NIWA) for forecasting services used for incidents. 
 
Year 
Costs 
2024 
$48,175.00 
2025 
$75,890.00 
 
Please note, costs for December 2025 are not included in the above figures as the invoice from 
NIWA has not yet been received. 
 
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 
 
 
 
Ethan Fett 
Acting Manager, Information Requests 
 
 

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