National Headquarters
Fire and Emergency New Zealand
National Headquarters
Spark Central, Level 7
42-52 Willis Street
Wellington Central
Wellington 6011
Phone +64 4 496 3600
18 June 2026
Ref: 21067
M Quicken
[FYI request #33988 email] Tēnā koe M
Thank you for your request of 7 March 2026 to Fire and Emergency New Zealand requesting the
following information under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA):
•
Please provide from current year's past and current key leadership members
1. List of ELT members and;
2. List of SLT members and;
3. Any other "key employees"
4. which all includes their individualized
a) Name
b) Annual total compensation package previous FY
c) Annual total compensation package current FY (for comparison)
d) Date appointed on any given position title/s
e) Position Title/s
I expect to see the 21 members listed in the annual report and find out the 7.1M expenditure
across them.
I also expect to see the increased individualised compensation rates as noted in the annual
report across two FYs.
Please find our response to each aspect of your request below.
List of ELT members (excluding temporary secondments and acting up arrangements)
2024/2025
Name
Role Title
Comments
Kerry Gregory
Chief Executive
Departed in February
Russell Wood
DCE Service Delivery Operations
2025.
Commenced in April
Megan Stiffler
DCE Service Delivery Operations
2025.
DCE Kaupapa Māori and Cultural
Piki Thomas
Communities
Bryan Dunne
DCE Office of the Chief Executive
DCE Organisational Strategy and Capability
Sarah Sinclair
Development
Janine Hearn
DCE People
Dr. Stephanie Rotarangi
DCE Service Delivery Design
Darryl Purdy
DCE Finance and Business Operations
2025/2026
Name
Role Title
Comments
Role title was changed to DCE Operational
Megan Stiffler
DCE Service Delivery Operations
Response in September 2025.
DCE Kaupapa Māori and Cultural
Role was disestablished in September
Piki Thomas
Communities
2025
DCE Office of the Chief
Role was disestablished in September
Bryan Dunne
Executive
2025
DCE Organisational Strategy and
Role title was changed to DCE Asset and
Sarah Sinclair
Capability Development
Programme Delivery in September 2025
Janine Hearn
DCE People
Dr. Stephanie
Role was disestablished in September
DCE Service Delivery Design
Rotarangi
2025
Role established in September 2025.
Stephen Hunt
DCE Prevention
Commenced in role in March 2026
DCE Finance and Business
Role was disestablished in September
Darryl Purdy
Operations
2025
Darryl Purdy
DCE Corporate Services
Established in September 2025.
Due to changes at the ELT level in 2025 for ease of reference the current ELT members as of the 7
March 2026 is as follows:
Name
Role Title
Kerry Gregory
Chief Executive
Megan Stiffler
DCE Operational Response
Sarah Sinclair
DCE Asset and Programme Delivery
Janine Hearn
DCE People
Darryl Purdy
DCE Corporate Services
Stephen Hunt
DCE Prevention
List of SLT members
The Strategic Leadership Team (SLT) was formed in September 2025 and therefore there is no data
for 2024/2025. For this reason, this aspect of your request is being refused under section 18(e) of
the OIA, as the documents alleged to contain the information requested do not exist. The
following table provides the list of SLT members in 2025/2026:
2025/2026
Name
Role Title
Kerry Gregory
Chief Executive
Megan Stiffler
DCE Operational Response
Sarah Sinclair
DCE Asset and Programme Delivery
Janine Hearn
DCE People
Darryl Purdy
DCE Corporate Services
Stephen Hunt
DCE Prevention
Becks Kearns
Chief of Staff
Piki Thomas
Pou Ārahi Kaupapa Māori and Cultural Communities
Other "key employees" and 4. Individualised data on compensation in 2024/2025 and
2025/2026, appointment date, and position title.
We have interpreted the
‘21 members’ to be referring to the
key management personnel
compensation section on page 152 (PDF page 77) of our 2025 annual report which includes the
eight ELT roles that existed in 2024/2025, 12 Service Delivery Leadership Team roles, and one
Board member FTE (noting this is representative of four part-time Board members, Deputy Board
Chair and Board Chair roles).
The remuneration for Board members in 2024/2025 is publicly available on page 156 of the 2025
Annual Report. The total annual compensation package of our Chief Executive (CE), up to FY
ending 2025, is published by Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission (PSC) and can
be found
here. For this reason, we are refusing these two aspects of your request under section
18(d) of the OIA, as the information requested is publicly available.
The total annual CE compensation package for FY 2025/26 is $531,022. The current CE was
appointed on 15 April 2022.
The Board remuneration for FY 2025/26 as at March 2026 is outlined in the table below. Please
note that Board remuneration is determined by the Cabinet Fees Framework. The final
remuneration amounts for Board members for the full 2025/26 financial year will be included in
Fire and Emergency’s Annual Report for 2026:
Name
Role
FY 25/26 as of March 2026
Rebecca Keoghan
Chair
$49,330.80
Danny Tuato’o
Deputy Chair
$24,432.80
Mary-Anne Macleod
Member
$19,057.50
Amit Prasad
Member
$19,057.50
Belinda Clark
Member
$19,057.50
Dr Daniel Tulloch
Member
$19,057.50
Total
$150,482.30
Please refer to the
Appendix below for the requested details of the 19 remaining key management
roles outlined in the 2025 Annual Report as well as the requested details for 2025 as of 7 March
2026.
We consider the exact dollar amount of our personnel’s annual salaries and compensation
packages to be their personal information and attains a high privacy interest. For this reason, we
are withholding this information under section 9(2)(a) of the OIA, to protect the privacy of natural
persons. In making this decision, we have considered the public interest considerations in section
9(1) of the OIA.
However, we recognise the public interest in understanding the salary range of our key
management personnel. Please refer to the
Appendix for the remuneration range for each role.
The figures are the base salary ranges and do not include any superannuation contributions.
Superannuation scheme eligibility can vary but all roles are eligible for KiwiSaver, or some
individuals may be eligible for FireSuper based on their rank or previous inclusion in that scheme.
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is availab
le at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
We trust that the information being provided is of assistance. If you require further information,
please email [FENZ request email]
Please note that because of the identified public interest in the information that you have
requested, we intend to publish this response (with your personal details removed) on our
website.
Nāku noa, nā
Aidan Saunders
Manager, Information Requests
link to page 5
Appendix: Other "key employees" and 4. Individualised data on compensation in 2024/2025 and 2025/2026, appointment date, and position title.
Date appointed to
2025/2026 Pay Band
2024/2025 Pay Band
role/role became part
Group
Role Title
Role Holders Name1
as of 7 March 2026
(90%-100%)
of respective
(90%-100%)
leadership team
Russell Wood
22/08/2022
ELT
DCE Service Delivery Operations
$313,088 - $ 347,876*
N/A
Megan Stiffler
28/04/2025
DCE Kaupapa Māori and Cultural
ELT
Piki Thomas
$259,470 - $288,300*
N/A
22/08/2022
Communities
ELT
DCE Office of the Chief Executive
Bryan Dunne
$313,088 - $ 347,876*
N/A
6/11/2023
DCE Organisational Strategy and
ELT
Sarah Sinclair
$313,088 - $ 347,876*
N/A
27/02/2023
Capability Development
ELT /
DCE People
Janine Hearn
$313,088 - $ 347,876*
$313,088 - $ 347,876
28/11/2022
SLT
ELT
DCE Service Delivery Design
Stephanie Rotarangi
$313,088 - $ 347,876*
N/A
5/09/2022
ELT
DCE Finance and Business Operations
Darryl Purdy
$313,088 - $ 347,876*
N/A
11/02/2019
ELT/SLT
DCE Operational Response
Megan Stiffler
N/A
$313,088 - $ 347,876
22/09/2025
ELT/SLT
DCE Asset and Programme Delivery
Sarah Sinclair
N/A
$313,088 - $ 347,876
22/09/2025
ELT/SLT
DCE Corporate Services
Darryl Purdy
N/A
$313,088 - $ 347,876
22/09/2025
ELT/SLT
DCE Prevention
Stephen Hunt
N/A
$313,088 - $ 347,876
2/03/2026
Pou Ārahi Kaupapa Māori and Cultural
SLT
Piki Thomas
N/A
$228,190 - $ 253,544
22/09/2025
Communities
SLT
Chief of Staff
Becks Kearns
N/A
$259,470 - $288,300
22/09/2025
National Manager Response
SDLT
Kenneth Cooper
$259,470 - $ 288,300*
$259,470 - $ 288,300
1/07/2024
Capability
National Manager Community
Stephen Turek
1/7/2019
SDLT
$259,470 - $ 288,300*
$259,470 - $ 288,300
Readiness and Recovery
Adrian Nacey
10/05/2025
In August 2022 the
National Manager Communication
original Manager
SDLT
Gavin Travers
$208,964 - $ 232,182*
$208,964 - $ 232,182
Centres
Communication
Centres (tier 4) role
1 Note this includes the name of those permanently appointed to the roles, it does not include any temporary secondments or acting up arrangements. The remuneration band is based on the role title. Where
multiple names are listed this is because an individual left the organisation during the reporting period and a new individual was appointed.
* This reflects the roles covered in the 2025 annual report on page 152 excluding the representative Board FTE and Chief Executive roles.
link to page 5
Date appointed to
2025/2026 Pay Band
2024/2025 Pay Band
role/role became part
Group
Role Title
Role Holders Name1
as of 7 March 2026
(90%-100%)
of respective
(90%-100%)
leadership team
changed to National
Manager
Communication Centre
(tier 3) and became a
member of SDLT.
Nick Pyatt
19/04/2024
SDLT
Chief Advisor to Service Delivery DCEs
$177,313 - $197,014*
$177,313 - $197,014
Blair Kiely
05/05/2025
SDLT
Director Service Delivery Operations
Brendan Nally
$259,470 - $ 288,300*
$259,470 - $ 288,300
August 2022
In August 2022 as a
result of this
restructure this role
became part of SDLT
National Manager Operational
due to reporting line
SDLT
Trevor Brown
$177,313 - $197,014*
$177,313 - $197,014
Efficiency
changes. In September
2025 the reporting line
changed again, and
this role was removed
from SDLT
SDLT
National Manager Risk Reduction
Morgana Te Pauae
$259,470 - $ 288,300*
$259,470 - $ 288,300
05/10/2023
SDLT
Region Manager Te Hiku
Ron Devlin
$259,470 - $ 288,300*
$259,470 - $ 288,300
01/07/2019
SDLT
Region Manager Ngā Tai ki te Puku
David Guard
$259,470 - $ 288,300*
$259,470 - $ 288,300
01/07/2019
SDLT
Region Manager Te Ūpoko
Bruce Stubbs
$259,470 - $ 288,300*
$259,470 - $ 288,300
01/07/2019
SDLT
Region Manager Te Ihu
Brad Mosby
$259,470 - $ 288,300*
$259,470 - $ 288,300
20/03/2024
Mike Grant
01/07/2019
SDLT
Region Manager Te Kei
Phil Marsh
$259,470 - $ 288,300*
$259,470 - $ 288,300
03/03/2025
Brendan Nally (Acting)
06/01/2026
21/10/2024. This role
$151,774 - $ 168,638
became a member of
SDLT
Pou Whakahaere
Kereama Katu
N/A
SDLT in September
2025.
