11357 (2026). Mike Davidson to the Minister of Internal Affairs

Written Question

Published date: 09 Apr 2026

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	11357 (2026)
Question asked:	24 Mar 2026
Member asking:	Mike Davidson
Portfolio:	Minister of Internal Affairs
Minister replying:	Hon Brooke van Velden
Answer received:	01 Apr 2026
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_11357_2026
Document guid:	37e9f5ca-1155-4dbe-85e8-e5f6682f3cea

11357 (2026). Mike Davidson to the Minister of Internal Affairs: How many new career firefighter recruits have completed induction since March 2025 and what proportion of them have had live fire training, if any?

Hon Brooke van Velden: Since March 2025, 67 new paid firefighters have joined Fire and Emergency New Zealand. All of these have undertaken live fire training as part of their initial recruit training course.