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Significant Settlement Offered To NZPFU Members

Tuesday, 6 December 2022, 3:38 pm | New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union

Christmas cheer may have come a little earlier for NZPFU members with the NZPFU National Committee today releasing and recommending ratification of a proposed settlement with FENZ. After 18 gruelling months of negotiations and six months of industrial ... More >>

NZPFU Calls Off Monday’s Strike As Government Considers Further Funding Needed To Settle

Friday, 18 November 2022, 12:55 pm | New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union

The NZPFU national committee determined today to cancel Monday’s strike while Government considers increasing the necessary funding to settle the collective agreement negotiations. The parties are asking the Government to increase the proposal it made ... More >>

NZPFU Issues Further Strike Notices

Friday, 4 November 2022, 4:37 pm | New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union

The NZPFU has issued further strike notices with the first strike for 21 November 2022 to ensure the Union has the ability to take further action if necessary. THE ISSUING OF THESE NOTICES IS NOT ANY INDICATION OF THE PROGRESS OF DISCUSSIONS TO ... More >>

NZPFU Issues Notices Of Strikes

Thursday, 20 October 2022, 4:40 pm | New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union

Today the NZPFU issued four notices of 1-hour stoppages with the first to be held on Friday 4 November 2022. The notified strikes are for one-hour full stoppages of work from 11am to 12 noon on: Friday 4 November Monday 7 November Friday 11 November ... More >>

NZPFU Firefighters Strike To Go Ahead As FENZ Refuses Mediation

Thursday, 25 August 2022, 12:11 pm | New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union

Despite notice of weekly strike action, FENZ is still refusing mediation with the NZPFU. NZPFU members will again be striking for one hour from 11am to 12 noon tomorrow (Friday) across the country in their bid to settle the collective agreement negotiations ... More >>

Fire Appliance Failures Hampered Attack On Christchurch Inferno

Thursday, 18 August 2022, 9:39 am | New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union

FENZ’s failure to have reliable and maintained fire appliances was again exposed last night during the inferno at a scrap metal yard in Woolston. Firefighters arrived to an escalating event with neighbouring properties at risk as fire balls billowed ... More >>

NZPFU Members Start Strike Action On Monday Morning

Sunday, 12 June 2022, 1:50 pm | New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union

The New Zealand Professional Firefighters’ Union members start industrial action early Monday in their fight for reasonable wages and safer working conditions. This strike action is largely behind the scenes and will not affect firefighters who will ... More >>

Public Service Commission Inquiry Into FENZ Workplace Culture And Complaint Handling Processes

Friday, 29 April 2022, 12:47 pm | New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union

Today the Deputy Public Service Commissioner Helene Quilter QSO announced an independent review of FENZ’s progress to address workplace culture and complaint handling practices. The Review is to independently assess the progress FENZ has made since the 2019 Shaw ... More >>

Firefighters sound alarm over more cost cutting

Monday, 10 September 2018, 10:21 am | New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union

First tyres, now firefighting equipment suffer from Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) cost cutting. More >>

Firefighters forced to slow their response to calls

Friday, 24 August 2018, 8:38 am | New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union

Firefighters have been forced to slow their speed of response to emergencies or risk Police prosecution. This is the warning issued to firefighters following serious concerns around J-rated tyres fitted to fire engines – tyres that are rated for ... More >>

Firefighters were stood down on day one, left outraged

Friday, 17 February 2017, 9:21 pm | New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union

The New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union, representing all career front line firefighters can reveal that Christchurch Fire Service Crews (career firefighters) were stood down and told to return to Stations while the catastrophic Christchurch ... More >>

Firefighters Union blacks fleet of Fraser-MAN Appliances

Tuesday, 10 January 2017, 8:29 am | New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union

Auckland firefighters have taken the action of banning their entire fleet of Fraser-MAN fire trucks. The decision follows firefighters frustrations at a house fire in Manurewa. More >>

Firefighters Union extends ban to Christchurch

Tuesday, 9 August 2016, 9:18 am | New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union

The New Zealand Professional Firefighters' Union has extended its blacking of a fire truck to now include Christchurch City. More >>

Firefighters Union blacks lead Auckland City fire truck

Thursday, 4 August 2016, 9:35 am | New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union

The New Zealand Professional Firefighters' Union has taken the rare action of black-listing its lead Auckland City Fire Appliance due to safety fears. More >>

New Zealand’s firefighters to join mass protest

Friday, 9 March 2012, 10:38 am | New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union

Firefighters from throughout Auckland and from as far away as Christchurch will support Ports of Auckland workers and join their rally tomorrow. More >>

Auckland’s Firefighters to Support Port Workers

Monday, 5 December 2011, 3:31 pm | New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union

Firefighters throughout Auckland will support locked out Ports of Auckland workers on their picket line today. NZ Professional Firefighters Union, Auckland Local President Mike McEnaney says firefighters want to show their support and solidarity for port ... More >>

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