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Independent Report into Muriwai firefighters’ fatalities

7 July 2023 | Announcements

The independent report into a fatal landslide at Muriwai in February 2023 has been released.

St Arnaud taking charge of community preparedness

30 June 2023 | Community Education

St Arnaud’s risk reduction and readiness activities are an excellent example of what can be achieved when a community, the local brigade and supporting agencies

Fire and Emergency New Zealand Training Accreditation

29 June 2023 | Announcements

FENZ is improving quality assurance processes for its NZQA training programmes as NZQA downgrades our Government Training Establishment provider category.

First contingent of NZ firefighters return home from Canada

28 June 2023 | Announcements

First contingent of NZ firefighters deployed for a month to assist with fighting wildfires in Alberta, Canada return home.

Fire and Emergency NZ sends taskforce team to support severe weather event response in Tairāwhiti.

23 June 2023 | Emergency Information

Fire and Emergency NZ sends crews from Hawkes Bay and Auckland to assist and support Tairāwhiti during a severe weather event.

Shelley Bay Structure Fire Final Update

8 June 2023 | Announcements

Fire and Emergency crews have left Shelley Bay fire scene and handed the site over to Police

Shelley Bay Structure Fire Update

7 June 2023 | Announcements

Asbestos warning to nearby residents of a Shelley Bay derelict warehouse fire

Shelley Bay Structure Fire Update #2

7 June 2023 | Announcements

Shelley Bay large derelict building fire update to media