Hīkoi Mō te Tiriti

Across both the North and South Islands, people are currently joining the Hīkoi Mō te Tiriti and travelling to Parliament for 19 November.

New Zealand Police is the lead agency for this event, and they are working with several agencies to ensure a coordinated approach.  

Our Service Delivery branches are planning for the impact this could have on our operational response. We may preposition appliances as the Hīkoi moves through different areas to avoid potential congestion, ensuring we can respond to callouts when people need us. 

Working arrangements 

Based on the information currently available, we will be operating business as usual and ask that people go about their normal duties in their usual workplaces. 

The Hīkoi may cause disruption to the transport network around the motu, particularly for those in Auckland and Wellington. NZTA will publish information about any disruption on the transport network as it happens using the Journey Planner web tool and regional social media pages. 

Please speak with your manager or crew leader if you may be impacted by transport network delays and agree a plan for managing those impacts, especially those in Auckland and Wellington. 

If any of our advice changes, we will let personnel know as soon as possible. Please make sure you have updated your contact information with your manager or crew leader, so they can contact you after hours if this situation changes. 

Taking part in the Hīkoi 

There may be personnel (paid and volunteer) who would like to participate in the Hīkoi.  

As public servants we must be politically neutral in our roles with Fire and Emergency. This does not prevent us from participating in events like this however this is as a private citizen, and not as a Fire and Emergency representative.  

However, if participating, activities must not breach the law or our code of conduct. 

If you do take part, please: 

• do not wear your uniform or any Fire and Emergency branded clothing and  
• take leave during your involvement, if this is during work hours, and 
• consider the seniority of your role with regards your influence and proximity to Ministers, or whether you regularly represent Fire and Emergency in the media, and 
• keep private social media activity separate from your role with Fire and Emergency.   

Please note, there are reports of misinformation about the Hīkoi on social media. If you are searching for information about this event, please confirm the source of this information first and wait for official advice from Fire and Emergency about working arrangements.