Last week the NZPFU and PSA wrote to the new Board Chair Raveen Jaduram setting out the failure of FENZ to properly
consult and the impact of the current lack of confidence in the Board and Kerry Gregroy, as sound grounds to halt the restructure. We were
putting the Board on notice that we were preparing legal proceedings which will be filed as necessary.
The Board Chair has now responded refusing to intervene and therefore legal proceedings will be filed.
NZPFU and PSA members will be kept informed of the legal proceedings when filed and the implications on the restructure.
More than 52,000 people have signed the NZPFU petition calling for an independent inquiry into FENZ to ensure it is properly resourced to have the capacity and capability for reliable emergency response.
This notice is NOT for members who are covered by the NZPFU Protect Income Protection Insurance. FENZ pays the premium for the NZPFU Protect Income Protection Insurance direct to the insurer.
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The NZPFU petition calling for a full and independent inquiry into FENZ will be presented to Select Committee Chair Jan Tinetti and other Committee MPs this Wednesday on the steps of Parliament.
The bombshell news that FENZ CE Kerry Gregory deliberately failed to notify the Minister, and that FENZ spent $500,000 on the as-yet-undisclosed issue that has been referred to the Serious Fraud Office, is just the latest in a litany of issues that should have had him sacked a long time ago. On the limited information available, it appears to be a serious matter involving the fire service levy, which is the primary source of FENZ’s $850 million budget.
FENZ’s Board and Senior Management are heavily criticised in the Parliamentary Report into the Management of FENZ’s fleet. It records a lack of confidence in the membership of the Board and goes as far as recommending that the Government considers whether FENZ should even have the power to procure fleet and other services without formal oversight and intervention.
Our members serve their communities to protect and preserve life, property and the environment. NZPFU representatives are based on all career fire stations. There are also 19 Union Locals in the major metropolitan and principal centres where career firefighters are employed.
