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Notices Ngā Pānui

023/2025: Delay in payslips for next payrun being loaded in Home Base

24/12/2025 | Audience: All Personnel | Status: Information | National

022/2025: Notice of requirement to undertake physical competency assessment (PCA) and Work Capacity Test (Pack Test)

02/12/2025 | Audience: Personnel required to undertake a PCA | Status: Directive | National

021/2025: Storage of Breathing Apparatus cylinders

21/11/2025 | Audience: Operational personnel only | Status: Alert | National

020/2025: Measles outbreak

05/11/2025 | Audience: All Personnel | Status: Alert | National

019/2025: New Zealand Flag to fly at half-mast: Funeral of former Prime Minister Rt Hon Jim Bolger

21/10/2025 | Audience: All Personnel | Status: Instruction | National

All national/regional notices

News & Blog Karere & Rangitaki

Rātana Celebrations this Sunday, 25 January

21/01/2026 | Event

This Sunday, 25 January marks a significant event on the Māori calendar – the birthday of Tahupōtiki Wiremu Rātana, founder of Rātana Pā.

News from our CE: Consultation decisions now released on 18 March.

21/01/2026

I have decided to revise the release date for the decision on our organisational structure change to 18 March 2026.

REMINDER: AFAC26 and WAFA26 Call for abstracts closes 16 Jan

12/01/2026

Submit your final abstract by close of play Friday 16 January 2026.

Message from our Chair: Firefighters recognised with New Year’s Honours

24/12/2025 | Honours & Awards

Board Chair Rebecca Keoghan has congratulated seven firefighters who have been recognised in the New Year’s Honours list.

Consultation open for feedback - unified volunteer rank structure and mapping

24/12/2025

As a uniformed organisation, Fire and Emergency requires visual identifiers that clearly and consistently communicate rank and role in multiple settings to deliver safe and effective operations.

Deputy Chief Executive, Prevention appointed

23/12/2025 | General notifications

I’m pleased to share that Stephen Hunt has been appointed Deputy Chief Executive, Prevention, to lead our Prevention Branch.

Expressions of interest - Impairment Policy development

23/12/2025 | Safety Health and Wellbeing

We’re seeking expressions of interest to be part of a working group developing a new Impairment Policy to support our people.

High interest in Te Ihu Region Portfolio working groups

19/12/2025 | Respect, inclusion and culture

With the release of our latest Eke Taumata progress report, we are sharing some examples of how Fire and Emergency is shifting the dial to achieve our culture goal.

Fire and Emergency achieves the annual ACC Accredited Employers Programme (AEP) audit assessment

18/12/2025 | Achievements, Safety Health and Wellbeing

This positive result is a reflection of the mahi underway to consistently apply safety, health and wellbeing, and claims and injury systems and processes, effectively across the motu.