News

Wellington International Pride Parade has been cancelled

15/03/2021 | Event | National, Te Ūpoko (previously Region 3)

Wellington International Pride Parade organisers have made the tough decision to cancel this year’s event. They will now focus their efforts on next year’s parade, scheduled for March 2022.

Fire and Emergency supports Round the Bays fun run

23/02/2021 | Event | National, Te Ūpoko (previously Region 3)

Around 80+ Fire and Emergency people recently participated in the Wellington Round the Bays fun run, alongside family members, which helped make us the biggest single team entered into the event.

Grenfell Tower fire inquiry podcast

03/07/2018 | Communication Centres, National, Ngā Tai ki te Puku (previously Region 2), Te Hiku (previously Region 1), Te Ihu (previously Region 4), Te Kei (previously Region 5), Te Ūpoko (previously Region 3)

The BBC have a daily podcast covering the ongoing inquiry into the fire at Grenfell Tower in London.

Akaroa Station refurbished and Remutaka on its way

25/06/2018 | Volunteer, Operational | National, Te Ihu (previously Region 4), Te Ūpoko (previously Region 3)

Akaroa Fire Station was officially re-opened on 16 June and construction of a new station for Upper Hutt is expected to be finished by mid-2019.

#LetsHearIt for National Volunteer Week 17-23 June 2018

15/06/2018 | Volunteer | Communication Centres, National, Ngā Tai ki te Puku (previously Region 2), Te Hiku (previously Region 1), Te Ihu (previously Region 4), Te Kei (previously Region 5), Te Ūpoko (previously Region 3)

National Volunteer Week runs this week, 17-23 June 2018, when the whole nation gets to celebrate volunteers, including ours.

Availability and Messaging System (AMS) for VACS users from later this year

13/06/2018 | Technology/ICT | National, Ngā Tai ki te Puku (previously Region 2), Te Hiku (previously Region 1), Te Ihu (previously Region 4), Te Kei (previously Region 5), Te Ūpoko (previously Region 3)

A new tool to provide accurate, up-to-date information about the availability of volunteers, and others, to respond to fire and emergencies is expected to be ready later this year.

Supporting families of our volunteers

08/06/2018 | Volunteer | Communication Centres, National, Ngā Tai ki te Puku (previously Region 2), Te Hiku (previously Region 1), Te Ihu (previously Region 4), Te Kei (previously Region 5), Te Ūpoko (previously Region 3)

Families play an important role in supporting our volunteers. Therefore, Fire and Emergency has created a Families of Volunteers brochure to help families, particularly those with a newer volunteer, understand what to expect, how life may change for them and how they, as a family, can be more involved.