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-----Original Message-----
From: D. Greenhalgh <[FOI #33542 email]>
Sent: Sunday, 18 January 2026 4:12 pm
To: Info@Corrections <[Department of Corrections request email]>
Subject: [EXTERNAL] Official Information request - Prison Industrial Fire
Brigades

 

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Dear Department of Corrections,

 

I have found various pieces of information suggesting that in the past,
and possibly up until recently, that several prisons in New Zealand
(including Paremoremo, Waikeria, Rangipo, and Kaitoke) operated on-site
industrial fire brigades and retained fire engines to that effect. Some
examples of this information include:

 

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I would like to request the following information in relation to
industrial fire brigades operated at prisons/by the Department of
Corrections (or previous Justice Department Prison Service):

 

- Confirmation as to whether, at any point, industrial fire brigades or
fire appliances were maintained at prisons

- A list of prisons maintaining IFBs/appliances and their dates of
operation

- Any policy from Corrections or the former Prison Service regarding the
operation of IFBs/appliances

 

I understand that these may be historical documents, so if records are no
longer held, please direct me to an authority that holds this information
if one exists.

 

Ngâ mihi,

D. Greenhalgh

 

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Kia ora,

 

Please see the attached correspondence from Corrections.

 

Ngâ mihi | Kind regards,

 

Government Services – Official Correspondence Team

 

Department of Corrections, Ara Poutama Aotearoa

a: National Office, Mayfair House, 44-52 The Terrace, Wellington 6011

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Kia ora,

 

Please see the attached correspondence from Corrections.

 

Ngâ mihi | Kind regards,

 

Government Services – Official Correspondence Team

 

Department of Corrections, Ara Poutama Aotearoa

a: National Office, Mayfair House, 44-52 The Terrace, Wellington 6011

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