Christchurch Local Committee Officials

Posted Today under Christchurch Local

Nominations are hereby called from Union Members for Local Committee positions as below:

Local Committee
Brown Watch Rep x 2
Officer Rep x 1

Proposers and Seconders must be financial members of the Union, and nominations will only be accepted on the Union’s official Nomination Form.

Nominations should be addressed to:

Southern Branch Returning Officer
NZPFU
301 Estuary Road, South Brighton, CHRISTCHURCH 8062 (or email richardhurst-long@hotmail.co.nz)

A copy of the Nomination Form to be used and the NZPFU Charter is attached and is also available on the NZPFU website under Resources, files for download.

Nominations close 1800hrs Thursday 2nd October 2025 and must be in the hands of the Returning Officer by this date. No late nominations will be accepted.

Candidates are advised that they are entitled to submit, with the Nominations Form, an A4 sheet biography to be published to members prior to voting.

Richard Hurst-Long
Southern Branch Returning Officer

ELECTRONIC BALLOT FOR TAURANGA AND KAWERAU MEMBERS ONLY

11 Sep

In 2007 the NZPFU and NZFS signed the attached Tauranga Kawerau Amalgamation document grandparenting conditions for those employed in the district and setting out transfers and travel terms and conditions.

In recent years the Tauranga and Kawerau Locals have been meeting with FENZ management to resolve matters affected by the 2007 agreement and the attached 2025 document has been drafted as a result.

TIMARU LOCAL SECRETARY DECLARATION AND CALLING FOR TIMARU LOCAL PRESIDENT NOMINATIONS

10 Sep

At the close of the notified nominations period one nomination for the position of Timaru Local Secretary has been received.

I therefore declare Jeremy Gaskin as Timaru Local Secretary.

As a result there is the Timaru Local President position is now vacant.

Nominations are now called for the position of Timaru Local President.

Vale Volunteer Support Officer Mike (Sooty) Barratt

6 Sep

Mike will be known by many of our members as a firefighter for many years, before transferring to Waitemata District as a Volunteer Support Officer.