National Headquarters
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PO Box 2133
Wellington
New Zealand
Phone +64 4 496 3600
8 October 2020
Hayden Marsh
By email: [FYI request #13748 email]
Dear Hayden
Information Request – New Zealand International Convention Centre fire at SkyCity
I refer to your official information request dated 10 September 2020 asking for the following
information:
I’d like to request the Incident Report for the job number F2866954
In accordance with the provisions of the Official Information Act 1982, I
enclose a copy of the
Incident Report. Some information has been redacted to protect the privacy of individuals
identified in the Report.
Please note the Incident Report provided to you is generated by Fire and Emergency New
Zealand’s electronic station management system (SMS Report). In SMS Reports, ‘Notifications’
and ‘Message Log’ fields are reported in real time as fire crews and our communication centres
communicate with each other during the incident. They are not the official final records of
incidents but word for word transcripts of live situations as they occur. They may contain spelling
errors or commonly used abbreviations.
In addition, you may be interested in Fire and Emergency’s report into the cause of the fire, which
is available on our website:
https://fireandemergency.nz/news-and-media/fire-and-emergency-
finds-nz-international-convention-centre-fire-accidental/
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is availab
le at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Yours sincerely
Raewyn Bleakley
Deputy Chief Executive, Office of the Chief Executive
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