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Are all Fire and Emergency New Zealand callout response times reported back to Parliament and if not, why not?

Answered Question 13055 (2026)
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Asked by

Mike Davidson

List MP · Green Party

Question

  • Are all Fire and Emergency New Zealand callout response times reported back to Parliament and if not, why not?

Answered by

Hon Brooke van Velden

Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs

Answer

I am advised that no, not all Fire and Emergency New Zealand callout response times are reported to Parliament. Fire and Emergency reports against a defined subset of response time measures through its performance framework. The specific measures and targets are set out in its Statement of Performance Expectations, and actual performance against those measures is reported in its Annual Report, which is presented to the House of Representatives in accordance with sections 149 and 150 of the Crown Entities Act 2004.