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Fire and Emergency highlights change of strike timing and warns public to be extra careful
7 April 2026 | Announcements
The NZPFU will be undertaking a strike tomorrow, Wednesday 8 April, between 7.30am and 8.30am.
Marlborough South moving back to restricted fire season
7 April 2026 | Fire Season Updates
Fire and Emergency New Zealand is revoking the prohibited fire season in the Marlborough South zone, as of 8am on Wednesday 8 April.
Coromandel and North Waikato move to open fire season
7 April 2026 | Fire Season Updates
Coromandel and North Waikato fire districts move back into an open fire season until further notice.
Restricted fire season for Waiheke Island and Great Barrier Island
2 April 2026 | Fire Season Updates
Fire and Emergency New Zealand revoked the prohibited fire season on Waiheke Island and Great Barrier Island at 8am yesterday (Wednesday 1 April).
Daylight saving is ending – do you have smoke alarms where you sleep?
2 April 2026 | Announcements
End of daylight saving is the time to check that you have working smoke alarms in the right places.
Fire and Emergency received calls for 15 incidents during today’s strike
1 April 2026 | Announcements
Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 15 incidents between 12pm and 1pm today, Wednesday 1 April.
Parts of Nelson-Marlborough moving to restricted fire season
31 March 2026 | Fire Season Updates
Fire and Emergency New Zealand is declaring a restricted fire season in the Coastal, Waimea and Lake Rotoiti zones of the Nelson-Marlborough District.
Fire and Emergency received calls for 16 incidents during today’s strike
30 March 2026 | Announcements
Sixteen incidents during today's NZPFU strike