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
20 July 2026
Ref: 22211
Mark Grayson
[FYI request #34927 email] Tēnā koe Mark
Thank you for your email of 20 June 2026 to Fire and Emergency New Zealand requesting
information related to displaying of the Fire and Emergency logo during the NZ Super
Rugby Hurricanes final match on 20 June 2026, under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA).
Specifically:
1. All email threads relating to this subject, between the appropriate FENZ persons or
departments;
2. Did this receive sign-off and approval from or include any member of the FENZ Executive
Leadership Team (ELT).
2a. Was there any member of FENZ present at this game? If so, who was present.
2b. Did any member of FENZ receive "perks" such as special access or gifts?
3. All names and positions of the persons and companies involved, including who approved
this apparent deal to go ahead;
4. Justification or reasoning from the appropriate person, that being a member of the ELT or
such otherwise, why FENZ decided to sponsor a Super Rugby Finale;
4a. Reasoning as to why FENZ have decided to sponsor a Super Rugby Finale, rather than
attempt negotiations with the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union.
5. Does this sponsorship maintain a neutral position for Fire and Emergency New Zealand
being a Crown Entity?
5a. Will the information around this sponsorship and expenditure be provided to the Board
and Minister?
6. Documents relating to this matter, being:
6a. A financial breakdown of all costs involved in this sponsorship occurring, provided in a
PDF document.
6b. Agreements between FENZ and Super Rugby (or other such agency). NB: If this is
written in the emails provided under point one, disregard this.
Your request is being considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA).
This letter is to advise that Fire and Emergency needs to extend the timeframe of our response to
your request by 5 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 27 July 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
