26/08/2024
| Event,
Risk reduction,
Community engagement,
Strategic relationships
| Te Ūpoko (previously Region 3),
National
On 4 July, a faulty multiplug ignited a house fire in Marton, in the Manawatū-Whanganui district. Luckily the house was a stone’s throw from the Marton fire station and help arrived in record time.
26/08/2024
| Ngā Tai ki te Puku (previously Region 2),
Te Ūpoko (previously Region 3),
Te Kei (previously Region 5),
National
Fire and Emergency Board has formally established four new LACs in Waikato, Taranaki, Nelson-Tasman and Southland, appointing 32 new committee members.