Independent report urges significant changes by Senior Leadership The 2026 Whanaungatanga Wellbeing Survey Report released today records a downward spiral of the organisation, manifesting in increasing rates of mental health...

New firefighters are putting out real fires for the first time on the job because there has been no live-fire training nationwide for a year.

A 2.2% offer extends a dispute at a levy-funded fire service already missing its response targets, with a strike ballot now under consideration

The Professional Firefighters Union says crews were "on the back foot" responding to a devastating blaze in Lower Hutt overnight.

Everyone was accounted for at Coca-Cola’s Mt Wellington site as crews fought a second-floor fire and an aerial truck suffered a computer malfunction.

Response time shortfalls and crewing uncertainty create claims exposure that soft market pricing does not account for

Two unions are threatening legal action against Fire and Emergency over its proposed restructure.

The SFO matter comes as insurers and intermediaries navigate changes to a statutory levy mechanism

A firefighters' union is demanding an inquiry into the management of fire and emergency services, saying there is a risk to public safety.

Firefighters are welcoming policy from across the political spectrum, but insists action is needed now to fix Fire and Emergency NZ.

Wellington's firefighting capabilities have been weakened even further after one of the region's two high-ladder trucks caught fire, a senior firefighter says.

The Minister for FENZ says the organisation was "breaching their own law in regards to levy collections" and thought she didn't need to know about it.

A damning report into Fire and Emergency NZ accuses the organisation of repeatedly giving wrong answers to questions from a Parliamentary Committee, creating a perception that FENZ leaders were trying...