Eke Taumata

Fire and Emergency’s goal is to be a place where people feel they belong, and supported and empowered to thrive, so we can better serve our communities and each other. We believe people thrive and feel they belong in an environment that is safe, positive, and inclusive. 

Since mid-2023, we've introduced a number of new policies, tools, strategies, plans and approaches to support our people and the organisation. These projects took their lead from the 20 recommendations in the 2022 Te Kawa Mataaho | Public Service Commission review into Fire and Emergency’s culture and complaints handling practices, and delivering this mahi has given us a strong foundation to keep improving from.  We have started to create the kind of culture that our people want, need and expect, but we still have a long way to go.

Eke Taumata projects are guided by our four culture outcomes (pou—read more about our four pou here):

1. Building trust and increasing opportunities for engagement and influence
2. Strengthening our people leadership capability
3. Providing a safe, positive and inclusive environment
4. Raising the bar on acceptable standards of conduct and behaviour.

Transparency is critical to the success of this work. We regularly track and share the progress we are making towards our culture goal, and you can view the latest updates here.

To contact the Eke Taumata Programme team, please email us at eketaumata@fireandemergency.nz.

Current Eke Taumata Projects

Click the links below to learn more about current projects. Links will be added as pages are created to support new projects.