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 
 
 
 
 
8 April 2026  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
             Ref: 21098 
 
Mark Green 
[FYI request #34010 email]  
 
Tēnā koe Mark 
 
Thank you for your request of 9 March 2026 to Fire and Emergency New Zealand requesting the 
following information under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA): 
 
1.  Please provide a break down of staff in Region Te Upoko, by district, including the number 
of staff in the role and a pay band associated with that role and if it includes a personal use 
FENZ vehicle and also if FENZ pays Fringe Benefit Tax on these, and if so, a value. 
 
2.  Could you also provide a break down of the exec fleet cost for the Region, and how much is 
spent on repairs/servicing and fuel. 
 
This letter is to advise that Fire and Emergency needs to extend the timeframe of our response to 
your request by 20 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 7 May 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 
 
 

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