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 January 2026
Ref: 20484
Alan Thompson
[FYI request #33461 email]
Tēnā koe Alan
Thank you for your request of 8 January 2026 to Fire and Emergency New Zealand requesting the
following information under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA):
•
I request a breakdown of the costs to date recorded against the wildfire that occurred 08
Nov 2025 (F4331396). Consistent with previous requests for costs it would assist if these
can be broken down as fol ows.
o
Hire of Aerial Services
o
External Firefighting Services
o
Plant & Equipment Hire
o
Volunteer payments
o
Employee payments
o
Incident catering
o
Travel & Accommodation & Meals
o
Other supplies
o
Computer & communications equipment costs Miscel aneous costs Fuel Occupancy
Printing and Stationery Other supplies
Please find attached, as an
Appendix to this response, the requested information. Please note the
following:
• The table shows the costs for the fire, excluding GST.
• The costs represent the additional cost we incur beyond our fixed cost of maintaining a
response capability.
• External firefighting services are those resources that are not owned or, in the case of
people, are not employed by Fire and Emergency. They may include forestry company or
Department of Conservation personnel, and operators of heavy equipment such as
diggers, bul dozers, or water tankers.
• Employee payments may include payments for overtime and travel reimbursements.
• Volunteer payments may include reimbursements for mileage, parking, petrol, travel costs
or meals.
• Costs for this incident are current as of 26 January 2026. They may increase if additional
invoices are received after this date.
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
