:: 2007

29 November Firefighters to fill the gaps
17 November Chinese firemen banned from sexual bribes
6 November The ever-present threat of death
5 November Firefighter stood down over claims he defaced uniform
1 November Firefighters' tempers at melting point (The Aucklander News)
17-19 October



 
North Shore Residents Lives And Property At Risk (Firefighting News)
North Shore at risk from fire crew shortage (Newstalk ZB)
Firefighter shortage poses danger (TVNZ)
Rotation system increases Shore fire risk says union (NZ Herald)
Tensions flare between full-time and voluntary fire-fighters (TV3)
4 September Fire Service Funding Sparks Debate in Parliament
28 August Fire service denies claims it bought stolen US air force gear
15 July

 
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15 June Firefighters warned in chair row
31 May Fire crew 'slept in wrong place'
11 March Sailors want to find out who burnt their building down
10 March

 
Fire prompts ladder policy flip
Fire policy change worries union

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9 March IAFF tells the truth about former Mayor Rudy Giuliani
24 January Victorian Firefighters First
:: 2006
20 October Laila Harre, NDU National Secretary thanks NZPFU
25 September Mike Hall on CloseUp: Just You and the Hose
13 June Fire Service funding option an outrage
9 June Barker fire initiative endorsed
7 June Reviews that go full circle
31 May The truth about smoke alarms
31 May Change in wind for Fire Service
30 May
 
Listen to National NZPFU President Mike McEnaney talk to Newstalk ZB's Larry Williams on the Fire Rescue review
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30 May NZ fire services face major shake-up
30 May Fire and rescue review long overdue (Press Release)
29 May (Press Release)
29 May Barker: New Fire Service to be Developed (Speech)
26 April Strike hits Auckland airport
26 April Strike action affects small number of flights
25 April Shortage Burns Fire Service
12 April Minister Announces Appointments to NZFSC
8 April Fire service staffing crisis as city swells
22 February NZ Fire Service: 111 response accurate
22 February Fire Service bosses 'playing Russian roulette with lives'
18 February

PC spoof becomes hot potato for Fire Service

10 February Union worried about resource reductions
9 February Fire services feel the heat as 1200 angry workers march through city
7 February New Zealand Firefighters Injured on the job or at the station by Dan Coward (2004)
17 January Maori protocol non-issue for region
13 January Volunteer fire staff sign agreement

:: 2005

21 October

Compressed Gas Regulation Changes

17 September Disappointment at decision to appeal
16 September Fire Service to appeal holidays ruling
16 September New Zealand Fire Service: Holidays Act Appeal
25 August Firefighters' decision could have flow on for other workers
25 August Firefighters' decision being analysed
25 August Firefighters win holidays claim
25 August Fire crew win lieu day battle
24 August Firefighters win holiday battle
28 July Jim fell into firefighting and loved it
18 June Union Badge Welcome in CommCentre
11 May Fire safety fears at Tauranga hospital
8 April Fire Service condones the illegal cultivation of cannabis
7 April Bay first to get tsunami alarms
30 March Fire volunteers say lack of training will lead to disaster
3 March NZ Herald's Rod Emmerson: Fire Service reviewing fleet needs
25 February Northland Commander confirms government intimately involved in Fleet Strategy Review
25 February Fire engines under threat revealed (registrations & call signs), quotes from fleet strategy document
25 February Letter to Chief Fire Officers
23 February Minister gives reassurance about Fire Service
16 January Site off-limits

:: 2004

12 November Big Boys Toys & Hours of Work
29 October First Holidays Act Case goes to Court
29 October Firefighter retires after 37 years
30 July People Power Launching
9 July In memory of Jim Hughes - NZPFU remembers 9 July...
2 July Notice to Comm. Centre Members
3 June Superannuation NEWSFLASH
Firefighters and the Fire Service - Most trusted...
19 May Fire Appliance Crash
31 March Memo from Vincent Arbuckle sent to CFO's re the Holidays Act
26 March Review of fire legislation
February Partnership agreement forged in Wellington
  The Holidays Act 2003 comes into force on 1 April 2004
23 February BRC Public Sector Trust & Confidence Index