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
11 March 2026
Ref: 20847
Mike Hunua
[FYI request #33738 email]
Tēnā koe Mike
Thank you for your request of 16 February 2026 to Fire and Emergency New Zealand requesting
the following information under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA):
1. As Industry brigades are covered under the Fire and Emergency Act, do Fire and Emergency
train or oversee training levels for these brigades, and do they require registering with
FENZ?
2. Does FENZ have agreements with these brigades, and could FENZ release a document of
which brigades are recognised by itself and service agreements with these independent
brigades?
3. Do industry brigades all have access to FENZ systems such as portals, dispatching/Firecom
and any equipment when required to assist in interoperability?
This letter is to advise that Fire and Emergency needs to extend the timeframe of our response to
your request by 15 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 8 April 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