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Cyclone Gabrielle Update #7 - Fire and Emergency

Fire and Emergency is urging people to stay home as an increasing number of trees come down across road due to Cyclone Gabrielle.

Our communities and our workforce are changing

By 2038, more than 50 percent of New Zealanders will be from non-European backgrounds and our communities will speak more than 200 languages.

Code of Practice for Fire Fighting Water Supplies and Indicative Cost Benefit Analysis - Report #56 (2004)

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Waipara fire update #3

With more high winds forecast Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews will closely monitor the fire burning in a forestry block north of Waipara overnight.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand to deploy wildfire personnel to Canada

Fire and Emergency New Zealand along with the Department of Conservation and Forest Protection Services will send seven incident management team members to assist Canada with its wildfire response in British Columbia.

Pegasus Beach Fire Update #8

Fire investigators have concluded their investigation into the start of the fire at Pegasus Beach.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand welcomes four specialists home from Canada

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has welcomed its third contingent of firefighters home from Canada, where they have been supporting efforts to combat significant wildfires across Alberta.

Independent Complaint and Review Authority (ICRA) Annual Report June 2025

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Annual report on the delivery of the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Dispute Resolution Scheme (the Scheme) under subpart 5 of Part 4 of the Act 2017.