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Rebecca Keoghan
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UFBA welcomes new Chair for FENZ Board

Internal Affairs Rebecca Keoghan will be the first female Chair of the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Board, Internal Affairs Minister Jan Tinetti announced today.

Massey University
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Kia ora/Talofa lava/Hello/Malo e lelei/Ni sa bul,

We are looking for New Zealand firefighters, both employed and voluntary members, for a research project.

Peter Dunne
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The United Fire Brigades’ Association of NZ (UFBA) are delighted to announce that Hon.

Current and past members at jubilee dinner
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As we celebrate volunteers this week, we send a big shout out to Haumoana Volunteer Fire Brigade which celebrated its 75th Jubilee this month.

Gore Volunteer Fire Brigade Chief Officer Steve Lee
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Come on New Zealand, let's back our volunteers!

The Chief of Southland’s biggest volunteer fire brigade is backing a national push for law change to cover volunteer firefighters.

Southland volunteer firefighters join national call for better ACC coverage

 

Firefighter
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Our combined North/South Road Crash Rescue Challenge featured on Seven Sharp last night.

Click on the link to watch our volunteer firefighters take on the challenge:  Emergency volunteers compete against clock in staged accidents 

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Press release – ACC law change

Cancer and PTS doesn’t discriminate, so why does the system? The United Fire Brigades’ Association (UFBA) calls for legislative change to the Accident Compensation Act 2014 to protect Volunteer Firefighters from workplace related illness.

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Listen to this morning’s interview with Kate Hawkesby and UFBA CEO Bill Butzbach discussing the UFBA Campaign to see ACC legislation amended to include cover for volunteer firefighters injured or falling ill as a result of their FENZ duties.

ACC
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“The United Fire Brigades Association (UFBA) has been a formidable force advocating for better equity between paid and volunteer firefighters for many years now,” says Bill Butzbach, Chief Executive Officer. 

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A new employee-led initiative aims to increase the visibility, inclusion and participation of people with diverse sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, and sex characteristics in Fire and Emergency.

Gold Star being presented to Shaun Sayer
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For many people in fire brigades around the country, involvement in Fire and Emergency involves not only community but family connections – whether it’s parent and ‘child’, siblings or extended whānau.

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We are delighted that five of our colleagues were awarded Queen's Birthday Honours this weekend for their services to Fire and Emergency New Zealand.

IAIN MCGREGOR/STUFF
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The United Fire Brigades’ Association is in touch with local leaders across the Canterbury region to offer our support as the storm continues to ravage the region.  Click here to view NIWA’s new national river flow forecasting tool that aims to strengthen planning for and response to extreme

NZFBI Field Days 2021
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The New Zealand Fire Brigades' Institute is running a series of field days in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch where you can see behind the scenes at the Fire Communications Centres. See the flyer below for more information

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21 April 2021

David Lattimore
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UFBA is pleased to announce the appointment of David Lattimore in a fixed term role as a Regional Advocate based in Auckland.

UFBA President Jason on AM Show 9 April 21
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UFBA President Jason Prendergast introduced the nation to UFBA's Firefighter Combat Challenge live on the AM Show with Duncan Garner, explaining just why it's called 'the toughest two minutes in sport'.
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We’re celebrating a refreshed ‘Accord’ bringing together the United Fire Brigades’ Association, the NZ Firefighters Welfare Society and the NZ Firefighters Credit Union. The Accord formally acknowledges the mutual goals and opportunities shared by all three.

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Following the announcement of the appointment of Independent Appointed Director Jacqueline Apiata-Coyne, the UFBA Board is pleased to advise that Hon. Peter Dunne has also joined the Board in an ex officio role. Mr Dunne also Chairs the Governance group of the UFBA’s Pathways youth project.

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We are pleased to announce the appointment of Jacqui Apiata-Coyne to the Board of the United Fire Brigades' Association.

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March 2021 news and updates

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Fire and Emergency have two national contracts for anonymous self-referral counselling services currently in place and due to expire on 30th June, 2021.  As part of Fire and Emergency’s standard procurement process, they will return to market (via a government syndicated panel arrangeme

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Fire and Emergency NZ have formally acknowledged that there was no excuse for the total absence of volunteer, rural and UFBA representation in Te Hiku region’s Project LIFT.

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The UFBA is pleased to see the Court of Appeal’s determination to uphold Fire and Emergency’s process on appointments for leadership positions across New Zealand.

Te Hiku Region 1
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UFBA has formally approached Fire and Emergency NZ region management to explain why Project LIFT, a project set up in the Greater Auckland (to Waitematā) Te Hiku region to review opportunities for improvement in large, complex and/or long-duration incidents has no rural, volunteer involvement or

For International Women's Day 2021 we acknowledge the incredible women that make up 19.5% of the Fire and Emergency service.   We can all choose to challenge and call out gender bias and inequality. We can all choose to seek out and celebrate women's achievements.
February 2021 enewsletter
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The UFBA Board has provided the following statement to RNZ regarding interviews broadcast on 9 February 2021 that discussed the UFBA. The Board would like to correct a number of facts as follows:

OFFICIAL STATEMENT FROM UFBA BOARD 

UFBA CEO appointment