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
13 February 2026
Ref: 20492
George Wilkins
[FYI request #33482 email] Tēnā koe George
We refer to your request of 10 January 2026 to Fire and Emergency New Zealand in which you
have requested the following information under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA):
1. Does FENZ hold any health data for employees, contractors, volunteers or any other third
parties?
2. For what purpose or purposes does FENZ collect health information?
3. In which system or systems is health information stored at FENZ?
4. If health information is stored in official, secure systems, is there any knowledge of health
information held by FENZ in non-secure or non official systems/external systems such as
online file share sites e.g. Dropbox?
5. What IT security controls are used by FENZ to secure any health information held?
6. Does FENZ have any policies or procedures for users to request updates to or deletions of
their health data? Please provide copies of these policies or procedures if so.
This letter is to advise that Fire and Emergency needs to extend the timeframe of our response to
your request by 10 working days, under section 15A(1)(a) of the OIA, as the request is for a large
quantity of official information or necessitates a search through a large quantity of information
and meeting the original time limit would unreasonably interfere with our operations and
15A(1)(b) of the OIA, as consultations necessary to make a decision on the request are such that a
proper response to the request cannot reasonably be made within the original time limit.
For this reason, you can expect to receive our response no later than 27 February 2026. We will
endeavour to respond sooner than this date if possible. If you no longer require this information,
please let us know.
You have the right to request an investigation and review of Fire and Emergency’s decision to
extend the timeframe by the Ombudsman. Information about how to make a complaint is
available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa, nā
Aidan Saunders
Manager, Information Requests
