It says the government should instead fund FENZ directly, and use a simpler version of the $800 million levy to pay for resilience projects like flood protection.

The Employment Relations Authority found Fire and Emergency (FENZ) breached good faith and its duty to consult under its collective agreement with unions in how it handled its restructure proposal ...

Insurance Council wants Fire and Emergency Levy replaced by ‘Community Protection Levy’, saying current levy ‘no longer well ...

Today media has covered a story featuring FENZ Deputy National Commander Megan Stiffler as claiming the Employment Relations Authority has accepted the need for urgent facilitation for the NZPFU FENZ ...

Since the NZPFU one-hour strikes started in October 2025, FENZ has been burning through $70,000 to $99,000 a week on a media campaign against the NZPFU one-hour strikes. Documents show that FENZ has ...

Firefighters are battling bosses under pressure to cut costs, but FENZ's failures have seen the organisation face ...

An investigation by Newsable found there are concerns for isolated communities ahead of what’s expected to be a hot and dry summer. Photo: RICKY WILSON / Stuff Prefer us on Google The new minister ...

The only substantial document firefighters had about landslide risks prior to the fatal Muriwai slip in February was a 10-year-old manual from Sweden. Fortunately, it was in English, not Swedish, but ...