Search written questions to Ministers and the replies they have received.
Showing 251 to 259 of 259 written question sets.
Asked by
Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
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What date will the new Fire and Emergency New Zealand fault management system go live, if any?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs
I am advised Phase One is to be available for use by 30 October 2026.
Asked by
Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
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What discussions, meetings or briefings has the Minister or her officials had with the Minister for ACC regarding the eligibility for volunteer firefighters to access ACC, if any?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs
I am not aware of any discussions, meetings or briefings I, or my Officials, have had with Minister for ACC regarding the eligibility for volunteer firefighters to access ACC.
Asked by
Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
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What discussions, meetings or briefings has the Minister or his officials had with the Minister for Internal Affairs regarding the eligibility for volunteer firefighters to access ACC, if any?
Answered by
Hon Scott Simpson
Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister for ACC
I refer the member to my proactively released diary, available on the Beehive website.
Asked by
Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
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What advice, reports or briefings has the Minister received or commissioned relating to volunteer firefighters and their eligibility to access ACC, if any?
Answered by
Hon Scott Simpson
Member for Coromandel · National Party · Minister for ACC
I regularly request and receive advice on a range of topics. In the interest of transparency, a list of titles of papers that I have received from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) and ACC are published on MBIE's…
Asked by
Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
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What advice, reports or briefings has the Minister received or commissioned relating to volunteer firefighters and their eligibility to access ACC, if any?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs
I have received one briefing, BR-24-27 Meeting with the United Fire Brigades’ Association, dated 21 June 2024. Additionally, I received updates regarding the petition by Katherine Lamont for volunteer firefighters to receive ACC cover via…
Asked by
Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
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What proportion of career firefighters have worked overtime since February 2025 and what is the average amount of overtime hours worked, if any?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs
I am advised that since February 2025, 97.8% of career firefighters have logged overtime, averaging 706.8 hours each over the 13‑month period.
Asked by
Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
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How many New Zealand firefighters are paid double time while working overtime hours, if any?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs
I am advised that no firefighters are paid double time whilst working overtime hours.
Asked by
Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
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What advice has the Minister received regarding the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Auckland training facility, if any?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs
I have not received any advice regarding the Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s Auckland training facility.
Asked by
Mike Davidson
List MP · Green Party
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How many new volunteer firefighter recruits have been accepted since the closure of the National Training Centre and what proportion of them have had live fire training, if any?
Answered by
Hon Brooke van Velden
Member for Tāmaki · ACT Party · Minister of Internal Affairs
I am advised that Fire and Emergency’s National Training centre has not been closed.