Kia ora,

Thank you for your email in which you submitted an Official Information Act request below.

Minister van Velden is considering your request in accordance with the Act.

Kind regards,

Office of Hon Brooke van Velden
Minister of Internal Affairs
Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety
MP for Tāmaki
Website: www.Beehive,govt.nz
Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

Authorised by Hon Brooke van Velden, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

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-----Original Message-----
From: Peter Campbell <[FOI #34349 email]>
Sent: Thursday, 2 April 2026 12:56 AM
To: Brooke van Velden (MIN) <[email address]>
Subject: OIA342 Official Information request - Approval of FENZ Board Pay

Kia Ora Brooke,

I write regarding the remuneration of the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Board and related matters.

We trust that you have the best interests of the community in mind when emergencies occur. We therefore request the following information to demonstrate that:

1. Are you aware of how many brigades operate with trucks over 30 years old? Please provide the number.

2. What communications have you had with FENZ within the past four months regarding prioritising the budget to ensure it supports service delivery targets (e.g. reducing breakdowns and ensuring timely response)?

3. Please provide the full rationale for the increase in board members’ remuneration, including any supporting documentation from the past four months.

4. Please provide documentation from the past four months relating to any budget adjustment communications that explain why the significant increase in board members’ remuneration was approved while FENZ has been directed to implement budget savings, including in the context of stations being closed and aging or unreliable frontline vehicles.

5. What FENZ staff have you met with in the past 2 months and at what locations?

6. Do you have any conflict of interest with your positions and FENZ in anyway?

I trust that the public interest remains at the forefront of these decisions.

Yours faithfully,
Mr P. Campbell
Rangiora

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Dear Mr Campbell

 

Please find attached the response to your OIA request dated 2 April 2026

 

Kind regards

 

 

 

Office of Hon Brooke van Velden

Minister of Internal Affairs

Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

MP for Tāmaki

Website: [1]www.Beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

Authorised by Hon Brooke van Velden, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

 

 

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confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by
replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[2]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----
From: Brooke van Velden (MIN) <[3][email address]>
Sent: Thursday, 2 April 2026 3:28 PM
To: 'Peter Campbell' <[4][FOI #34349 email]>
Subject: RE: OIA342 Official Information request - Approval of FENZ Board
Pay

 

Kia ora,

 

Thank you for your email in which you submitted an Official Information
Act request below.

 

Minister van Velden is considering your request in accordance with the
Act.

 

Kind regards,

 

Office of Hon Brooke van Velden

Minister of Internal Affairs

Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety MP for Tāmaki

Website: [5]www.Beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

Authorised by Hon Brooke van Velden, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

 

 

Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by
replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[6]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

 

 

 

-----Original Message-----

From: Peter Campbell <[7][FOI #34349 email]>

Sent: Thursday, 2 April 2026 12:56 AM

To: Brooke van Velden (MIN) <[8][email address]>

Subject: OIA342 Official Information request - Approval of FENZ Board Pay

 

Kia Ora Brooke,

 

I write regarding the remuneration of the Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Board and related matters.

 

We trust that you have the best interests of the community in mind when
emergencies occur. We therefore request the following information to
demonstrate that:

 

1. Are you aware of how many brigades operate with trucks over 30 years
old? Please provide the number.

 

2. What communications have you had with FENZ within the past four months
regarding prioritising the budget to ensure it supports service delivery
targets (e.g. reducing breakdowns and ensuring timely response)?

 

3. Please provide the full rationale for the increase in board members’
remuneration, including any supporting documentation from the past four
months.

 

4. Please provide documentation from the past four months relating to any
budget adjustment communications that explain why the significant increase
in board members’ remuneration was approved while FENZ has been directed
to implement budget savings, including in the context of stations being
closed and aging or unreliable frontline vehicles.

 

5. What FENZ staff have you met with in the past 2 months and at what
locations?

 

6. Do you have any conflict of interest with your positions and FENZ in
anyway?

 

I trust that the public interest remains at the forefront of these
decisions.

 

Yours faithfully,

Mr P. Campbell

Rangiora

 

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Dear Mr Campbell

 

Please see attached a letter making a correction to our previous response
to your OIA received 2 April 2026

 

 

 

Kind regards,

 

 

Office of Hon Brooke van Velden

Minister of Internal Affairs

Minister for Workplace Relations and Safety

MP for Tâmaki

Website: [1]www.Beehive,govt.nz

Private Bag 18041, Parliament Buildings, Wellington 6160, New Zealand

 

Authorised by Hon Brooke van Velden, Parliament Buildings, Wellington

 

 

Disclaimer: The information in this email (including attachments) is
confidential and may be legally privileged. If an addressing or
transmission error has misdirected this email, please notify the author by
replying to this email and destroy the message. If you are not the
intended recipient, any use, disclosure, copying or distribution is
prohibited and may be unlawful.

Please note information about meetings related to the Ministers’
portfolios will be proactively released (this does not include personal or
constituency matters). For each meeting in scope, the summary would list:
date, time (start and finish), brief description, location, who the
meeting was with, and the portfolio. If you attend a meeting with the
Minister on behalf of an organisation, the name of the organisation will
be released. If you are a senior staff member at an organisation, or meet
with the Minister in your personal capacity, your name may also be
released. The location of the meeting will be released, unless it is a
private residence. The proactive release will be consistent with the
provisions in the Official Information Act, including privacy
considerations. Under the Privacy Act 1993 you have the right to ask for a
copy of any personal information we hold about you, and to ask for it to
be corrected if you think it is wrong. If you’d like to ask for a copy of
your information, or to have it corrected, or are concerned about the
release of your information in the meeting disclosure, please contact the
sender. You can read more about the proactive release policy at
[2]https://www.dia.govt.nz/Proactive-Releas...

 

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