Dear Fire and Emergency New Zealand,

As a New Zealand Citizen, I am requesting the following information relating to the 'Career/Paid Firefighter Strike Action" to date (15 January 2026);

1. Total expenditure by Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) of advertisement across social media platforms, radio networks, television, billboards and any other broadcasting means;

2. Expenditure of advertisements identified by category (Social Media, Radio, Television etc)

3. Copies of all internal communications between the FENZ Social Media Team, and the FENZ Executive Leadership Team relating to the advertisements, across all digital platforms (emails, teams messages and calls);
3a. A comprehensive list of all platforms and media outlets that FENZ contacted relating to the advertisements;
3b. The name(s) of the person(s) who authorised, or signed off for this advertising to proceed;

4. What budget or cost group did the money for this advertising come from?

5. Were there any other means that FENZ considered as part of the advertising, that did not get authorised or proceed?
5a. If yes, can FENZ provide the expenditures for this?

Yours faithfully,

Mark Grayson