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Fire & Emergency New Zealand

Fire and Emergency received calls for 17 incidents during today’s strike

Fire and Emergency received calls for 17 incidents during today’s strike

12 June 2026

Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 17 incidents between midday and 1pm today, Friday 12 June, the thirty-eighth time the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) has taken strike action.

Of the 17 incidents, 10 were in areas impacted by the strike.

One was a call out to a house fire in Otara, Auckland. The District Commander and two Assistant District Commanders responded while awaiting volunteers to respond.

The property was a single level duplex with both houses vacant. The first dwelling was well alight with the fire spreading to the adjoining dwelling.

Volunteer crews from Laingholm, Pokeno and Clevedon responded attended, with career crews from Otara and Otahuhu dispatched at the end of their one-hour strike.

A further eight calls were for false alarms.

“Fire and Emergency remains committed to achieving a fair and sustainable settlement so we can continue working to keep communities safe,” Deputy National Commander Brendan Nally says.

“Fire and Emergency’s most recent offer compares favourably with other public sector settlements and would deliver a 6.2 percent pay increase by November 2027, at a cost of $32.7 million through to July 2028.

“By comparison, the NZPFU’s settlement proposal came to approximately $120 million over the same period. That is not financially realistic at a time where we are reducing staffing levels in other areas of the organisation and when we also have to keep investing in the trucks and equipment our people need to do their jobs safely.

“We continue to call on the NZPFU to call off these reckless strikes while we remain in discussions to progress negotiations. It is irresponsible to put the community at risk while we work to resolve this dispute.

“We acknowledge and appreciate the dedication of the volunteers, Operational Commanders and Communication Centre Managers who manage the strike responses.

“We remind the public that emergency responses will be delayed when strike action takes place,” Brendan Nally says. 

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