National Headquarters
Fire and Emergency New Zealand
National Headquarters
Spark Central, Level 7
42-52 Willis Street
Wellington Central
Wellington 6011
Phone +64 4 496 3600
5 November 2024
Ref: 15933
Mike Hunua
[FYI request #28676 email]
Tēnā koe Mike
Thank you for your request of 7 October 2024 to Fire and Emergency New Zealand, requesting
information relating to our leased white fleet programme. Your request has been considered
under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) and our response is below.
1. Given Fire and Emergency’s current financial uncertainty regarding funding has FENZ
assessed its white fleet lease program?
Fire and Emergency regularly reviews our lease fleet with our lease fleet provider.
2. How many white fleet vehicles are over on their leased mileage and/or age, will FENZ have
to pay penalties to the lease company for these breaches, and has FENZ taken into account
lower resale from these vehicles into their leased program?
Currently we have 72 vehicles which are past their lease expiry date and over the lease mileage,
and 13 vehicles which are past their lease expiry date but not over their lease mileage. There are
18 vehicles over their lease mileage but not past their lease expiry date. While we usually aim to
renegotiate leases within the planned timeframes, this is not always possible, and these numbers
are temporarily higher than usual. There are no material impacts on operations or safety because
of this backlog.
Generally, Fire and Emergency works with the lease company to extend leases, change the lease
mileage, or return the vehicles, so that we are getting the best vehicles to meet our needs.
3. Does FENZ have plans to replace its White Fleet with Hybrid/EV technology?
Fire and Emergency is following a government directive to acquire vehicles with the lowest
emissions that meet operational requirements. You can find more information about the directive
here:
www.procurement.govt.nz/guides/broader-outcomes/reducing-emissions-and-
waste/reducing-government-fleet-emissions/.
We are working through confirming the operational requirements for each vehicle user. Once
complete, we will acquire vehicles which meet those requirements, and these are likely to be
hybrid or electric vehicles in many cases.
We trust that the information provided is of assistance. If you require further information, please
email [FENZ request email].
Please note that because of the identified public interest in the information that you have
requested, we intend to publish this response (with your personal details removed) on our
website.
Nāku noa, nā
Aidan Saunders
Manager, Information Requests
