31/05/2018
| ICT/Technology
| National
Most people should now be able to access their work emails and other systems from their personal smart phones, laptop or home PC. If not, get in contact with the ICT Support team on 0800 374 843 as the fix needs to be done on a one-on-one basis.
09/10/2017
| National
Restart a Heart Day, is held on October 16 every year, and is a Europe-wide initiative developed by the European Resuscitation Council. It was launched in 2013 to teach members of the public how to help restart the heart of someone who has suffered a cardiac arrest.
16/08/2017
| Operational,
Strategic relationships
| National
Fire and Emergency New Zealand signed a charter with the NZ Forest Owners Association (NZFOA) and NZ Farm Forestry Association (NZFFA) on Tuesday 15 August, ensuring clarity throughout the integration period as Fire and Emergency moves to become a fully unified, national organisation.
28/07/2017
| National
This article features the recently published research as part of the Contestable Research Fund.
27/07/2017
| National
Welcome to the first Research Update for Fire and Emergency New Zealand. In this edition, there is information on the new projects being funded through the 2017/2018 Contestable Research Fund.
26/07/2017
| National
The Collective Agreement agreed between Fire and Emergency New Zealand and New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) advises a review of market rates in May of each year the agreement remains in force. The 2017 market rates have been reviewed using the same approach that was agreed in 2013.
21/07/2017
| National
Think you spend too much time doing paper work? Well a project is due to start that aims to reduce the amount of time and effort volunteers spend doing administration work. Volunteers at numerous forums and workshops have told us that administration tasks are time-consuming, complex and inefficient.
20/07/2017
| National
The new Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017 (Sections 31 – 35) enables the Board to prescribe physical and psychological health standards to ensure operational personnel are able to undertake duties that may be required of them without undue risk to their safety, health and wellbeing.
18/07/2017
| Achievements
| National
(L-R: Fire and Emergency CE Rhys Jones, DOC Director-General Lou Sanson)
Fire and Emergency NZ Chief Executive Rhys Jones and Department of Conservation (DOC) Director-General Lou Sanson signed an Operational Service Agreement (OSA) today, outlining the two organisations’ joint-agreement to firefighting on public conservation land.
14/07/2017
| National
This item has been updated wiht the current National Managers details: May 2022
Every two years Fire and Emergency NZ conducts a survey to ascertain our people’s awareness of the Fraud Policy and what to do to prevent or detect fraud.