5608 68 https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/media/website_posts/5608/2.png page https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/news/nzpfu-members-urged-to-participate-in-the-parliamentary-select-committee-inquiry-into-fenz-fleet-management-and-related-issues/ 2026-04-04 03:13:00 5607 68 https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/media/website_posts/5607/inquiry.png page https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/news/nzpfu-ecstatic-parliament-is-to-hold-inquiry-into-fenz-fleet/ 2026-04-01 03:14:00 5605 68 https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/media/website_posts/5605/easter.png page https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/news/easter-eggs-for-fenz-hq-staff-while-nzpfu-members-struggle-without-any-increase-since-july-2023/ 2026-03-31 21:55:00 5604 68 https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/media/website_posts/5604/79pc.png page https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/news/fenz-board-pay-jumps-79-percent-while-firefighters-go-hungry-barely-earning-the-minimum-wage/ 2026-03-31 20:11:00 5603 68
That's a deliberate choice, and it is a serious escalation of the bargaining.]]> https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/media/website_posts/5603/national-pres.png page https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/news/notice-from-the-nzpfu-president-31-03-2026/ 2026-03-30 20:46:00 5602 68 https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/media/website_posts/5602/wage-theft.png page https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/news/nzpfu-calls-out-fenz-for-wage-theft-behaviour/ 2026-03-29 20:18:00 5601 68 https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/media/website_posts/5601/petition-graphic.png page https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/news/nzpfu-calls-for-independent-inquiry-into-fenz/ 2026-03-29 16:09:00 5600 68 https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/media/website_posts/5600/extreme-weather.png page https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/news/nzpfu-cancels-todays-strike/ 2026-03-27 02:42:00 5599 68 https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/media/website_posts/5599/wellbeing.png page https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/news/nzpfu-urges-all-members-to-participate-whanaungatanga/ 2026-03-26 18:00:00 5598 68 https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/media/website_posts/5598/new-times.png page https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/news/post-damning-era-determination-the-nzpfu-invites-fenz-to-engage-with-the-union/ 2026-03-23 23:17:00 5597 68
The NZPFU and PSA filed an urgent action last year in a bid to stop the restructure claiming FENZ had failed to consult in accordance with the provisions of the collective agreement.

Today the Employment Relations Authority (ERA) released its decision finding that FENZ failed to consult in accordance with the collective agreement provisions, that it failed to consult on whether change should occur or at a time when the Unions could influence an outcome, and failed to consult in a manner driven by a desire to reach consensus. It also found FENZ’s conduct breached the obligation of good faith. ]]> https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/media/website_posts/5597/breaking.png page https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/news/era-rules-fenz-breached-good-faith-and-nzpfu-and-psa-collective-agreements-by-failing-to-consult/ 2026-03-18 03:52:00 5596 68 th and 31^st March 2026.  There had obviously been previous communications between the ERA and FENZ (that we had not been copied into) and despite requesting that correspondence we did not receive it.

The NZPFU accepted facilitation on the basis that FENZ would provide a new offer that CE Kerry Gregory had earlier told the Union it was being worked on. ]]> https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/media/website_posts/5596/refusing.png page https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/news/fenz-now-refusing-to-provide-a-new-offer/ 2026-03-16 22:22:00 5595 68
We were contacted by the Employment Relations Authority today offering the 30^th and 31^st March for facilitated bargaining. The NZPFU has consistently been calling for bargaining to recommence as we cannot resolve this dispute unless we are around the table genuinely negotiating. ]]> https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/media/website_posts/5595/bargaining.png page https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/news/nzpfu-and-fenz-head-back-to-bargaining-13-03-2026/ 2026-03-16 04:25:00 5594 68
In February the NZPFU wrote FENZ with the outcome of strike ballots taken during the national round of membership meetings in February.  We were asking for bargaining to recommence and proposed a process for tackling the big issues in particular.  ]]> https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/media/website_posts/5594/offer.png page https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/news/where-is-the-new-offer-fenz/ 2026-03-15 20:12:00 5593 68 https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/media/website_posts/5593/staunchly.png page https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/news/nzpfu-members-staunchly-take-to-the-streets-despite-attacks-on-their-wages/ 2026-03-12 04:38:00 5592 68 https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/media/website_posts/5592/volunteers.png page https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/news/fenz-blocks-nzpfu-emails-and-puts-pressure-on-volunteers-to-stop-supporting-the-nzpfu/ 2026-03-11 00:55:00 5591 68
The parties met for facilitated bargaining on 7 occasions with the last session on the 13th February 2026. Facilitation has been adjourned and, from the NZPFU’s perspective, that process was not successful. ]]> https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/media/website_posts/5591/fenz-demand.png page https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/news/fenz-insists-nzpfu-drops-all-industrial-action-and-future-action-before-any-return-to-bargaining/ 2026-03-10 19:33:00 5590 68 https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/media/website_posts/5590/Your-paragraph-text.png page https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/news/fenz-spends-more-than-a-firefighters-annual-salary-for-a-few-days-of-media-advertising-weekly/ 2026-03-10 00:59:00 5589 68 https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/media/website_posts/5589/starve.png page https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/news/fenz-tries-to-starve-out-striking-nzpfu-members/ 2026-03-09 17:45:00 5588 68
The new industrial action does not affect emergency response and is primarily bans on administrative and other functions and tasks that is unlikely to be noticed by the general public. ]]> https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/media/website_posts/5588/new-notice.png page https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/news/nzpfu-issues-notice-of-new-industrial-action-and-proposes-bargaining-process-to-fenz/ 2026-03-04 23:31:00 5587 68
The NZPFU membership is as strong as ever in its resolve to fight for a fair and reasonable collective agreement that embeds safe systems of work—crucial for emergency response and the protection of the community. ]]> https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/media/website_posts/5587/vote.png page https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/news/nzpfu-members-overwhelmingly-vote-for-more-strike-action/ 2026-02-27 04:22:00 5586 68
The earthquake decimated parts of Christchurch, leaving 185 dead in its wake. It may be the 15th anniversary, but for many, the impact is as devastating today as it was then. ]]> https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/media/website_posts/5586/chch-anniversary.png page https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/news/christchurch-15th-anniversary-learning-the-lessons-of-the-past-to-protect-our-future/ 2026-02-22 00:58:00 5585 68 https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/media/website_posts/5585/cancels.png page https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/news/nzpfu-cancels-todays-strike-due-to-extreme-weather-events/ 2026-02-15 19:23:00 5584 68 https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/media/website_posts/5584/vern.jpg page https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/news/vale-nzpfu-life-honorary-member-vern-greenham/ 2026-02-12 21:50:00 5583 68 th and on Monday 16^th February 2026.

The NZPFU has now escalated the strike action to two one-hour strikes per week in a bid to put pressure on FENZ to change their position. As is usual practice the National Committee meets every week to discuss the pending Friday and Monday strikes and the National Committee has determined this Friday and Monday the 16^th will proceed. ]]> https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/media/website_posts/5583/twice.png page https://www.nzpfu.org.nz/news/nzpfu-now-striking-twice-a-week/ 2026-02-11 04:25:00