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NZPFU should call off strikes while members consider offer says Fire and Emergency

NZPFU should call off strikes while members consider offer says Fire and Emergency

9 October 2026

Public warned to expect service delays during  upcoming strike periods

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is calling on the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) to call off its twice-weekly strikes while its members are considering a settlement offer. 

"There is no point for NZPFU’s leaders to put the public at risk while their members are going through a process of voting on a proposed settlement," Acting National Commander Megan Stiffler says. 

The next strike is due to occur on Friday (9 October) between midday and 1pm, with further strikes scheduled on subsequent Wednesdays and Fridays. 

"We’ve consistently called on the NZPFU to call off these reckless strikes while both sides are engaged in talks. There is even less justification to continue striking while its members are considering an offer." 

 A version of Fire and Emergency’s most recent offer was first tabled in December 2025, although NZPFU refused to put it to members, costing the average senior firefighter more than $2,600 in missed earnings. 

The offer provides for two annual 2.2 percent salary increases, alongside new and increased allowances. When the new and increased allowances are included alongside salary and overtime increases, this will give an average increase in take-home pay of approximately 2.5 percent in the first year.

"This offer compares well to other public sector pay settlements, however, during the most recent bargaining exchange the NZPFU would not table a revised pay proposal or identify what pay outcome it would accept. That made it impossible for the parties to negotiate towards a different pay settlement.

"Every time Fire and Emergency has shifted its position to bring the parties together, the NZPFU has increased its claim. That has made reaching settlement impossible.

"We’ve participated in independent facilitation through the Employment Relations Authority, which recently asked both parties to put forward their best offer. Fire and Emergency agreed to do so, the NZPFU did not. 

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