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
6 March 2026
Ref: 20554
Mark Grayson
[FYI request #33514 email]
Tēnā koe Mark
We refer to your request of 15 January 2026 to Fire and Emergency New Zealand requesting
information relating to advertising expenditure regarding industrial action. Your request has been
considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA).
In line with our obligations to make and communicate our decision to you within the
statutory timeframe, we wrote to you on 27 February 2026 outlining that we decided to grant
your request and would release the information requested in question three without undue delay.
Thank you for your patience and please see our response to the remaining aspect of your request
below.
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);
Thank for your email of 21 February, refining this aspect of your request to be for communications
between the Fire and Emergency Executive Leadership Team and the National Manager
Communications and Engagement.
Please find attached copies of the requested information. As outlined in our decision letter, some
information has been withheld under the fol owing:
• section 9(2)(a) of the OIA, to protect the privacy of natural persons, including that of
deceased natural persons.
• section 9(2)(b)(ii) of the OIA, to protect information where the making available of the
information would be likely unreasonably to prejudice the commercial position of the
person who supplied or who is the subject of the information.
• section 9(2)(g)(i) of the OIA, to maintain the effective conduct of public affairs through the
free and frank expression of opinions by or between or to Ministers of the Crown or
members of an organisation or officers and employees of any public service agency or
organisation in the course of their duty.
We trust that the information being provided is of assistance. If you require further information,
please email [FENZ request email]
Nāku noa, nā
Aidan Saunders
Manager, Information Requests