National Headquarters
Fire and Emergency New Zealand
National Headquarters
Spark Central , Level 7
42-52 Wil is Street
Wel ington Central
Wel ington 6011
Phone +64 4 496 3600
27 October 2022
Mark MacDonald
By email: [FYI request #20784 email]
Tēnā koe Mark
Information Request – Fire and Emergency and United Fire Brigades Association joint meeting
I refer to your official information request dated 7 October 2022 asking for the following
information
.
The FENZ Board meeting minutes of 30 Jul 2021 published on FYI.org include at 16,
"Management advised that the United Fire Brigades Association (UFBA) was keen to have a
Board-to- Board meeting after its annual conference in November. It was agreed that
management would engage with the UFBA about potential dates." And the action point,
"Engage with the UFBA about possible dates for a joint Board meeting after the UFBA’s annual
conference in November".
Please provide the minutes of this joint FENZ-UFBA Board meeting.
I can confirm a meeting occurred on 29 November 2021 between the Board Chairs and the Chief
Executives of Fire and Emergency and the UFBA. This meeting was not minuted. As we do not hold
the minutes you asked for, your request is declined under section 18(e) of the Official Information
Act, the document al eged to contain the information requested does not exist. The action point
referred to in your request was marked as completed in February this year and recorded as
"Complete - Chairs engage regularly,".
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision.
Information about how to make a complaint is available
at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or
freephone 0800 802 602.
Nāku noa nā
Julia McCook-Weir
Manager, Information Requests