City Fire Station - Auckland Central

12/06/2026

🚨 NATIONWIDE SATURDAY STRIKE: Today, for the second time ever, firefighters and dispatchers across NZ are walking off the job on a Saturday.

Following on from yesterday's momentum, our back-to-back strike action today is focused entirely on our petition drive. We are fighting to reach 50,000 signatures to force a full independent inquiry into FENZ's systemic waste and to find out where the $838 million is going.

How you can support us today:
🕒 STAND WITH US AT MIDDAY: Crews will be striking today from midday to 1:00 pm.
📍 JOIN THE PICKET LINE: Find your local action and stand with our teams at www.direemergency.nz/events
✍️ SIGN AND SHARE ONLINE: If you can't make it to a rally, back your local crews right now by signing and sharing the petition at www.direemergency.nz/help

12/06/2026

THANK YOU, NEW ZEALAND! 🇳🇿❤️

Today's strike action has wrapped up. A massive thank you to everyone who turned up on the picket lines, honked their horns, made noise, and shared our message online. Your incredible support is the fuel that keeps our crews going! 🚒💪

Tomorrow (Saturday), firefighters and dispatchers strike again. 🚨✊ These back-to-back actions are focused entirely on our petition drive. We are pushing for 50,000 signatures to force a full independent inquiry into FENZ's systemic waste and fleet failures.

If you couldn't make it out today, you can stand with us tomorrow, or support your local crews right now online:

✍️ SIGN THE PETITION NOW: www.direemergency.nz/help
📍 FIND TOMORROW'S STRIKE LOCATIONS: www.direemergency.nz/events
🕒 WHEN: Tomorrow (Saturday, 13 June) from midday to 1:00 pm

11/06/2026

✊ STAND WITH US | We are striking again tomorrow (Friday) AND Saturday 🚨 Your backing on the line means everything to our crews.

Strike Times:
🕒 Friday, 12 June at midday
🕒 Saturday, 13 June at midday

📍 Locations: www.direemergency.nz/events
✍️ Sign our petition: www.direemergency.nz/help

📸 Napier's recent 'Strike for Good' foreshore cleanup.

05/06/2026

THANK YOU, NEW ZEALAND! 🇳🇿❤️ Today's strike action has wrapped up, thank you to everyone who turned up on the picket lines, honked their horns, made noise, and shared our message online. Your incredible support is the fuel that keeps our crews going! 🚒💪

Tomorrow (Saturday), we make history with our first-ever nationwide Saturday strike. 🚨✊ These back-to-back actions are focused entirely on our petition drive. We are pushing for 50,000 signatures to force a full independent inquiry into FENZ's systemic waste and fleet failures.

If you couldn't make it out today, you can stand with us tomorrow, or support your local crews right now online:
✍️ SIGN THE PETITION NOW: www.direemergency.nz/help
📍 FIND TOMORROW'S STRIKE LOCATIONS: www.direemergency.nz/events
🕒 WHEN: Tomorrow (Saturday, 6 June) at midday

29/05/2026

The NZPFU is calling for an independent inquiry into FENZ to examine why FENZ has failed to manage funding to ensure that it has the capacity and capability for reliable emergency response to the New Zealand public, now and in the future.

There needs to be independent scrutiny of FENZ’s management of its funding to ascertain whether it has been appropriately focused on the necessary critical areas of resourcing to provide emergency response, protect the public and meet its obligations under the Fire and Emergency Act 2017.

We believe there have been serious failures in the management and governance of FENZ with a lack of accountability for failed projects that have wasted tens of millions of dollars.

We believe that there is a serious lack of transparency in decisions and the actual state of affairs. This was reflected in FENZ providing a myriad of responses to questions of Members of Parliament in the House and through a select committee. FENZ has provided inaccurate or misleading information and in doing so has demonstrated the need for a full, independent inquiry.

The NZPFU has released a petition. We respectfully ask the public to support our call for a public independent inquiry.

The petition can be accessed here: www.direemergency.nz/help

🔗 Link to full release in comments ⬇️

29/05/2026

THE ULTIMATE IRONY 🚨 Auckland Central firefighters protesting today right outside the empty bay where the city’s only Rescue Tender should be.

Auckland Central lost its critical rescue appliance to a breakdown yesterday. It was towed away before today’s strike even began, was missing throughout the strike, and was still unavailable this afternoon.

A powerful symbol of exactly why our frontline is standing up for change. We need safe, reliable trucks to protect our communities. ✊🚒

29/05/2026

DAY 2: AUCKLAND CITY LEFT EXPOSED 🛑📸

Auckland City entered its second day with no Rescue Tender—an appliance based at the country's busiest station that's meant to be carrying the Jaws of Life. New photos show the broken truck finally being towed out of the bay.

Because FENZ has no spare rescue trucks left, a standard, non-rescue truck is filling the gap. This means the Auckland Central, Parnell, Ponsonby, Herne Bay, Mt Eden, Newmarket, Epsom, and Onehunga communities—including the Auckland Harbour Bridge, Spaghetti Junction, and Waterview Tunnel—are all without immediate access to vital rescue equipment, chemical suits, and gas detection gear.

These communities must wait for backup from Avondale, Mt Wellington, or Takapuna. This leadership failure is unacceptable.

29/05/2026

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