53214 (2025). Lemauga Lydia Sosene to the Minister of Internal Affairs

Written Question

Published date: 25 Nov 2025

Metadata

Document type:	Written Question
Parliament number:	54
Question number:	53214 (2025)
Question asked:	12 Nov 2025
Member asking:	Lemauga Lydia Sosene
Portfolio:	Minister of Internal Affairs
Minister replying:	Hon Brooke van Velden
Answer received:	20 Nov 2025
Status:	Question Answered
Reply type:	Reply
Document ID:	WQ_53214_2025
Document guid:	79e1bf48-0ffb-453e-b041-32dcf7eca358

53214 (2025). Lemauga Lydia Sosene to the Minister of Internal Affairs: Will she guarantee that Fire and Emergency New Zealand will not put cap on the number of professional firefighters, if not, why not?

Hon Brooke van Velden: I am advised by Fire and Emergency New Zealand that there is a defined establishment number for professional firefighters and there are no plans to reduce that number.