Comms re Pakuranga Fire
Harwood Wilson made this Official Information request to Fire and Emergency New Zealand
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From: Harwood Wilson
Dear FENZ
Pakuranga fire – 9 January 2026
Please provide the following information:
1. Facebook social media - Facebook post published at approximately 12:49pm on Friday, 9 January 2026.
1.1 Copies of all internal communications relating to this post, across all digital formats (including text messages, emails, messaging platforms, and phone calls).
– For phone calls, please provide the date, time, and participants.
1.2 The name(s) of the person(s) who requested or proposed this post.*
1.3 The name(s) of the person(s) who approved or signed off on the release of this post.*
1.4 The relevant policy regarding disabling or closing comments on social media posts, and any internal communications specifically relating to the decision to close comments on this post.
* I only require the names of persons at management or executive level.
2. Meetings and external communications
2.1 Whether any FENZ executives have had any communications with Members of Parliament regarding the Pakuranga incident in any form. If so, please provide copies of those communications.
2.2 Whether any FENZ national executives have met with Members of Parliament in a personal capacity (e.g. social gatherings or meetings at non-FENZ locations) within the past three months. If so, please provide the names and dates.
3. Incident report
Please provide the ICAD report F4374653.
Regards
H WILSON
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Tēnā koe Harwood Wilson
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From: Harwood Wilson
Dear FENZ,
Thank you for the replies to date.
I am sorry, but I reject that you have withheld information in the text message exchange, this information is of extreme public importance as leaders of a national emergency agency the public deserve to know their full communications on said subject, their opinions effect the effectiveness of the organization, the parties are already named, theirs is no privacy to protect as claimed, please review, I intend on going to the ombudsman.
Also, I further question in relation to the email correspondence PDF...
*Is FENZ policy to remain neutral on political aspects?
*What action is being taken on the "Corporate affairs consultant FENZ" who has applauded ministers Valdeen and Brown within the email for crisitising staff within their own organisation? if you are not going to specify what action has been taken, please specify if ANY action has been taken.
*Do FENZ have a different code of conduct policy for different levels of employment? or are all held to the same level of account?
Yours sincerely,
Harwood Wilson
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Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Tēnā koe Harwood Wilson
We write to acknowledge receipt of your information request dated 19
February 2026. Our commitment is to provide a response to your request as
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received. If we are unable to meet this timeframe, we will inform you
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clarification be necessary for your request, we may reach out to you for
additional information.
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Information Request Team
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Tēnā koe Harwood
Please find attached correspondence from Fire and Emergency New Zealand |
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A: Fire and Emergency National Headquarters
Level 7, 42-52 Willis Street, Wellington Central
PO Box 2133, Wellington 6011
-----Original Message-----
From: Harwood Wilson <[FOI #33484 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 19 February 2026 10:06 pm
To: Official Information Requests
<[email address]>
Subject: Re: Correspondence from Fire and Emergency New Zealand – Ref:
20494
Dear FENZ,
Thank you for the replies to date.
I am sorry, but I reject that you have withheld information in the text
message exchange, this information is of extreme public importance as
leaders of a national emergency agency the public deserve to know their
full communications on said subject, their opinions effect the
effectiveness of the organization, the parties are already named, theirs
is no privacy to protect as claimed, please review, I intend on going to
the ombudsman.
Also, I further question in relation to the email correspondence PDF...
*Is FENZ policy to remain neutral on political aspects?
*What action is being taken on the "Corporate affairs consultant FENZ" who
has applauded ministers Valdeen and Brown within the email for crisitising
staff within their own organisation? if you are not going to specify what
action has been taken, please specify if ANY action has been taken.
*Do FENZ have a different code of conduct policy for different levels of
employment? or are all held to the same level of account?
Yours sincerely,
Harwood Wilson
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Tēnā koe Harwood
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Tēnā koe Harwood
Please find attached correspondence from Fire and Emergency New Zealand |
Whakaratonga Iwi.
Ngā mihi,
Information Requests Team
[1]Description: Cato Server:WORK IN PROGRESS:FENZ:FENZ_Assets:FENZ
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E: [2][FENZ request email]
W: [3]www.fireandemergency.nz
A: Fire and Emergency National Headquarters
Level 7, 42-52 Willis Street, Wellington Central
PO Box 2133, Wellington 6011
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