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
21 January 2025
Ref: 16723
Michelle Ellender
[FYI request #29696 email] Tēnā koe Michelle
Thank you for your email of 7 January 2025, to Fire and Emergency New Zealand, requesting
information relating to the incident at 4 Goodwin Avenue, Morrinsville on 12 October 2024. Your
request has been considered under the Official Information Act 1982 (OIA) and our response is
below.
1. All reports, correspondence and log entries that relate to a fire call out at 4 Goodwin Ave
Morrinsville. On 12 October 2024.
Please find attached a copy of the SMS Incident Report (SMS Report). No further reporting has
been undertaken for this fire incident. Some information has been withheld from the SMS Report
pursuant to section 9(2)(a) of the OIA, to protect the privacy of natural persons. In making this
decision, we have considered the public interest considerations in section 9(1) of the OIA.
We have also redacted the names of personnel involved with this incident and these have been
labelled as
out of scope in the attached PDF. However, if you want their names, please let us know.
We may need to consult with the individuals concerned, which may take some time.
Please note the SMS Report provided to you is generated by Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s
electronic station management system. 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.
2. How many calls were made to fens/ Morrinsville brigade t request assistance.
A total of five calls were made to Fire and Emergency notifying of this incident.
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.
We trust that the information being provided is of assistance. If you require further information,
please email [FENZ request email].
Nāku noa, nā
Ethan Fett
Acting Manager, Information Requests
