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NZPFU @NZPFU

New Zealand Professional Firefighters' Union

Joined November 2009
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An OIA request has revealed that FENZ Chief Executive Kerry Gregory lost count of the number of times he provided inaccurate or misleading information to a Parliamentary Select Committee.
NZPFU@NZPFU
Jun 12
Gisborne firefighters have a ball with school kids during industrial action, via @nzherald nzherald.co.nz/gisborne-hera…

Games over placards: Back to school for striking firefighters

Gisborne firefighters use their strike time to play games with primary school children.

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Jun 9
🗣️ "An obscene amount of time to not have a second truck in the capital city." NZPFU Wellington Local President Clark Townsley exposes the FENZ fleet crisis & management's "absolute resistance" to frontline safety solutions at the Select Committee hearing. 👇
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Jun 7
Funding call for firefighters sparks new questions about public sector restructuring newsroom.co.nz/2026/06/03/fu…

Funding call for firefighters sparks new questions about public sector restructuring

Updated: Even as MPs hose down a proposal to fund Fire and Emergency NZ as a core department, it lights up opportunities in consolidating back-office functions like payroll. Jonathan Milne reports.

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NZPFU@NZPFU
Jun 5
NO LIGHTS. NO SIRENS. NO FIRE ENGINE. 🛑🚘 Avalon's aerial has broken down. With zero spares available, this pool Ute is what's left. Lower Hutt response times are already dangerously exposed. Why won't FENZ move proper appliances for career crews?
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NZPFU@NZPFU
Jun 3
FENZ talks collapse as strike dates pile up insurancebusinessmag.com/nz/…

FENZ talks collapse as strike dates pile up

The union says management decisions are putting lives at risk

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Jun 3
That time when you're responding to a flooding call, but it's actually wetter inside the cab...
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Jun 3
"It is time for real accountability." 🚨 Watch the highlights from Tony Sealey’s damning presentation to Parliament, where we put faces to the names of the FENZ executives dodging transparency.
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Miss coffee@palmycoffee
Jun 2
Replying to @NZPFU
Full forensic audit is needed. I was with the palmy crew on their first walkout, a firewoman on duty that day had tears in her eyes because she felt like she was failing her community, but understood the importance of the walk out. She was incredibly brave!
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Jun 2
“A system running on fumes and luck.” 🚨 Watch NZPFU Palmerston North Local President Tony Sealey expose the dangerous abstraction of FENZ’s corporate spin directly to Parliament. Ticking boxes while leaving cities with zero ladder capability is gambling with public safety. 📉
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Jun 2
Police & Ambulance get to upgrade their vehicles, so why are firefighters still responding to emergencies in trucks from the 80s and 90s?
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Jun 2
Error sees 6500 texts sent to volunteer firefighters about non-existent emergencies rnz.co.nz/news/community/597…

Paging error sees 6500 texts sent to volunteer firefighters about old emergencies

The error saw some volunteer firefighters turn out to non-existent calls.

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Jun 1
As if the job wasn't dangerous enough. Man charged with assault after obstructing firefighters at a Lower Hutt bedroom blaze last night. rnz.co.nz/news/crime-and-jus…

Man charged with assault after allegedly obstructing firefighters at a blaze in Lower Hutt

Wellington assistant district commander Brett Lockyer said crews were confronted by a man while fighting a fire at a block of Lower Hutt flats on Sunday evening.

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NZPFU@NZPFU
May 31
BREAKING: Parnell's high-reach ladder broke down, freezing mid-air & trapping crews in the basket. 🚨 Firefighters used emergency hydraulic bleed-down procedures to escape the failing truck, which is now stuck. The ultimate fleet rot nightmare. 🛑
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NZPFU@NZPFU
May 31
The Government keeps finding money, just not for Firefighters thisquality.com/the-governme… @thisqualitynews

The Government keeps finding money, just not for Firefighters

OPINION: The Government was quick to celebrate new investments in ambulance services and Customs. Associate Health Minister Casey Costello described it as a “big day” for frontline workers. But for...

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Samuel Hudson@foundersam
May 31
OPINION: The Government was quick to celebrate new investments in ambulance services and Customs. Minister Casey Costello described it as a “big day” for frontline workers. But for firefighters, it was just another reminder that they remain at the bottom of the Government’s priority list. READ: thisquality.com/8jyh
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NZPFU@NZPFU
May 30
Yesterday, Wgtn City & Newtown trucks were offline due to no staff. FENZ says aerials are ‘observation towers’ - they're not wrong. Newtown’s crew observed areas FENZ can't reach in 5 mins because trucks were offline with no crew. Today, Wgtn City & a Porirua truck are offline.
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May 30
Fire & Emergency NZ continues to close Woolston Fire Station. The doors are shut again today because FENZ failed to employ enough firefighters to keep it open 24/7.
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NZPFU@NZPFU
May 29
Wellington City, the district's busiest appliance, & Newtown are offline due to staff shortages. 📉 Te Aro, Mt Vic, Oriental Bay, Roseneath, Mt Cook, Newtown, Berhampore, Island Bay, Houghton Bay & Melrose are dangerously exposed. FENZ is cancelling recruit courses. 🛑
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NZPFU@NZPFU
May 29
Auckland Central firefighters protesting today right outside the empty bay where the city’s only Rescue Tender should be. 🚨📉 It broke down yesterday, was towed before the strike, and was still unavailable this afternoon. This empty bay is why we strike. ✊
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