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Smith looks safe but rivals strong
Feature - 01 November 1999 |
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By Wayne
Thompson To many Rodney residents, MP Lockwood Smith is a
local boy made good who relishes his role in the world free
trade... |
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Fire Service 'tax rise' condemned by insurers
News - 22 October 1999 |
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By Chris
Daniels Home and vehicle owners will be hit with higher
insurance premiums as Fire Service levies rise - after being
cut... |
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Judges quell mass fire staff layoffs
News - 13 October 1999 |
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By Chris
Daniels The long and bitter battle to sack the country's
firefighters and make them reapply for fewer jobs is finally
over... |
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Fire union says lack of deaths only luck
News - 09 September 1999 |
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By Paul
Yandall The Professional Firefighters Union has welcomed a
top fire officer's call for more resources - and says that
only... |
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Bosses come to party on pay
News - 17 August 1999 |
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By Jason
Collie and NZPA Employers are buckling under pressure from
staff demanding extra money for working during millennium... |
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Vetting not needed for firefighters
News - 17 August 1999 |
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By Mathew
Dearnaley Apec organisers have confirmed firefighters and
other emergency workers will not have to bow to special
security... |
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Firefighters defy rules for Apec
News - 16 August 1999 |
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By Mathew
Dearnaley Apec organisers have been caught off-guard by an
apparent security exemption the Fire Service has granted... |
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North blazes trail in fire research
News - 14 August 1999 |
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By Ken Lewis
WHANGAREI - New Zealand firefighters will soon have
infra-red cameras to see through blinding smoke, and
computer-generated... |
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Payouts sought for New Year service
News - 01 July 1999 |
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By Louisa
Cleave Emergency service workers who could find themselves
stretched to the limit on New Year's Eve want extra money
for... |
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Secret deal costs fire head dear
News - 26 May 1999 |
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By Eugene
Bingham The head of the Fire Service has paid the price for
trying secretly to negotiate an end to the industrial
standoff... |
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$10m to go from fire budget
News - 20 May 1999 |
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By Eugene
Bingham The new head of the Fire Service Commission will
have the job of saving more than $10 million from the Fire
Service... |
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Estall: I have had a gutsful
News - 19 May 1999 |
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By Vernon
Small and Eugene Bingham Fire Service Commissioner Roger
Estall has finally bowed to pressure and resigned, receiving
a... |
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No guarantee on fire cover
News - 15 May 1999 |
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By Dean
Austen Fire stations could go unstaffed if a bitter
firefighters' dispute continues to accelerate. Yesterday
morning, off-duty... |
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Staffing row threatens fire cover
News - 14 May 1999 |
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By Nick Perry
Part of the North Shore could be without Fire Service
protection today after a bitter staffing dispute in Albany
could... |
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Fire Service PR costs $500,000
News - 07 May 1999 |
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By Eugene
Bingham WELLINGTON - A $500,000 public relations budget and
a $50,000 expense account for Roger Estall were among
details... |
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Only 'unusual' car fires for investigation
News - 28 April 1999 |
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By Tony Wall
Firefighters who failed to notice a body inside a burning
car in the Waitakere Ranges on Sunday did not call a fire... |
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Fire heads reach row deal
News - 07 April 1999 |
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By Eugene
Bingham A last-minute peace deal may have ended the battle
between fire authorities, but an end to the grinding
industrial... |
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Estall fails to convince ministers
News - 01 April 1999 |
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By Eugene
Bingham Controversial fire boss Roger Estall was last night
told to come back with more information after presenting
the... |
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Fire commission vacancy now political hot
potato
News - 30 March 1999 |
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By Eugene
Bingham A vacant spot on the Fire Service Commission that
has become the hottest seat in the country could be filled
by... |
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PM may force Estall to step down
News - 23 March 1999 |
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By Eugene
Bingham The Prime Minister may force the resignation of
controversial fire boss Roger Estall to end an impasse
paralysing... |
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New fire chief fighting cutback
News - 22 March 1999 |
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By Eugene
Bingham The new national fire commander is fighting a cut in
the number of firefighters on appliances, a key part of
the... |
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Mediation offer to break fire impasse
News - 20 March 1999 |
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By Eugene
Bingham and NZPA WELLINGTON - The Fire Service Commission
and its senior managers may enter mediation next week in a
bid... |
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Shipley moves to sort fire row
News - 19 March 1999 |
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By Eugene
Bingham The Prime Minister's chief of staff has been called
in to settle a power struggle threatening the
breakthrough... |
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Tension as Estall refuses to sign deal
News - 18 March 1999 |
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By Eugene
Bingham Fire Service Commission chief Roger Estall is
demanding changes to a deal that could have ended the bitter
dispute... |
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Court halts Fire Service
News - 06 February 1999 |
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WELLINGTON -
The controversial restructuring of the Fire Service was put
on hold last night after the Employment Court awarded the... |
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Wheel flies off fire engine
News - 21 January 1999 |
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By Louisa
Cleave A fire engine lost a wheel as it entered a busy
roundabout in West Auckland yesterday, leaving its crew
stranded... |
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Questions on hospital fire call-out
News - 19 January 1999 |
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By Naomi
Larkin Firefighters were left without an aerial fire engine,
vital for evacuating people from buildings, at an
Auckland... |
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Mates rally for whistleblower
News - 16 January 1999 |
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By Keith
Perry and NZPA Fire crews are threatening to walk out if
their whistleblowing boss is sacked after exposing
inadequacies... |
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The neverending stories - 1998
Feature - 01 January 1999 |
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THE implosion
of the National-New Zealand First coalition might have been
the single biggest local story of the year but even that... |
