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
13 February 2026
Ref: 20537
Mark Grayson
[FYI request #33504 email]
Tēnā koe Mark
We refer to your request of 14 January 2026 to Fire and Emergency New Zealand requesting the
following information under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA):
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 surveil ance 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.
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)(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