Dear Fire and Emergency New Zealand,

As a New Zealand Citizen, I am requesting the following information regarding Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) access to and use of the Auckland Transport CCTV system.

1. Does FENZ have access to the Auckland Transport CCTV system on the FENZ Network, or at any FENZ locations such as Region or District Headquarters?
2. How often is the CCTV system accessed by FENZ personnel?
i. What is the number of personnel who have access to this system?
ii. What are the positions and/or rank of personnel who have access?
iii. What is the purpose of having access to this system?
3. Is there an agreement, or MOU, in place between FENZ and Auckland Transport relating to CCTV?
4. What actions were undertaken by FENZ, relating to the Auckland Transport CCTV, during the strike action (in the last 6 months).
5. Did FENZ have personnel at the Auckland Transport Control Centre during the strike action (in the last 6 months)?
i. If yes, what was the purpose of personnel at this location?
ii. If yes, how many personnel were deployed to this location, or other such locations, to “monitor” the strike action?
6. Does FENZ have access to any other CCTV surveillance systems such as SaferCities, vGrid, NZTA Motorway Cameras or other?
i. Is there any agreements or MOUs existing with other agencies, relating to the systems forementioned?
ii. If yes, what are the agreements/MOUs in place?
7. Does the FENZ Communications Centre have access to, operate or use the CCTV systems? If yes, was this utilised during the strike action (in the last 6 months)? If yes, for what purpose was this utilised?
8. All written communications regarding FENZ personnel being deployed to locations to monitor CCTV systems, or monitor the firefighters strikes, since these have been occurring.

Yours faithfully,

Mark Grayson