Our commitments

Fire and Emergency New Zealand recognises the status of Māori as tangata whenua and, as such, the importance of Māori communities as key stakeholders in Fire and Emergency’s work.

Climate change has been recognised as the most complex challenge of our generation. Among the many consequences of climate change, wildfires are growing in intensity and spreading in range across Earth’s ecosystems (United Nations Environmental Programme, 2022).

Bullying and harrassment has no place at Fire and Emergency. In 2022, Fire and Emergency Board Chair, Rebecca Keoghan asked Te Kawa Mataaho Public Service Commission review our progress to build a positive workplace culture and complaints handling practices.  

Kia Toipoto is a comprehensive set of actions to help close gender, Māori, Pacific and ethnic pay gaps in the Public Service. Fire and Emergency is commited to achieving the goals of Kia Toipoto. Fire and Emergency’s gender and ethnic pay gaps information was published in December 2022. Our first annual Kia Toipoto closing, gender and ethnic pay gap action plan 2022/23 will be published by April 2023.