43537 (2025). Debbie Ngarewa-Packer to the Minister of Internal Affairs

Written Question

Published date: 18 Sep 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	43537 (2025)
Question asked:	03 Sep 2025
Member asking:	Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
Portfolio:	Minister of Internal Affairs
Minister replying:	Hon Brooke van Velden
Answer received:	14 Sep 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_43537_2025
Document guid:	b2e56d33-2386-4f65-9893-99af28748325

43537 (2025). Debbie Ngarewa-Packer to the Minister of Internal Affairs: What assessment, if any, has been undertaken of the safety risks to firefighters and the public arising from aged or unreliable fire appliances?

Hon Brooke van Velden: I am advised by Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fire and Emergency) that all its fire trucks are safe, certified and legally compliant. Each truck is on a regular maintenance schedule and during this maintenance, an assessment is undertaken to ensure that it continues to be safe, certified and legally compliant. Trucks that do not meet this standard are not sent out. Fire and Emergency operates using a network of resources that ensures community and firefighter safety is the focus of its operational response.