On Wednesday 6 September, a report was issued from FENZ which shows what FENZ has done and plans to do, to address the 20 recommendations made in the Te Kawa Mataaho – Public Service Commission review (PSC report) to improve the culture of FENZ.
Over the past seven weeks, we have received a significant amount of feedback from members expressing their concerns around eligibility to attend the Emerging Leaders Conference Hui.
Last year, we gave members a heads-up about the new Incorporated Societies Act 2022 coming into effect and we have been working to gather more information about how the changes might affect some of our member brigades.
Kia ora members, just a reminder that any brigade wishing to submit a Motion to the AGM must complete the Notice of Motion form and send it to us by 3 August.
Following our AGM last year, where members voted in favour of extending the UFBA Service Honours to include the same recognition for all brigade members – operational, operational support and non-operational, the UFBA then approached Fire and Emergency to consider applying simil
UFBA media release: 20/06/2023 - National Volunteer Week
This Te Wiki Tūao ā-Motu National Volunteer Week, the United Fire Brigade’s Association is sending a loud and proud shout-out to the more-than 12,000 volunteers that make up the bulk of the brigades a
The UFBA Membership Advisory Panel are seeking a UFBA Representative to join the Fire and Emergency Code of Practise Firefighting Water Supplies (CoPFFWS) Working Group.
The United Fire Brigades’ Association of NZ (UFBA) is calling for New Zealand’s ACC legislation to be amended so the country’s 12,000 volunteer firefighters are covered for occupational illness and diseases they incur as part of their duties.
The UFBA Membership Advisory Panel are seeking a UFBA Representative to join the Fire and Emergency SF49 Firefighters Personal Protective Equipment Standards Committee.
Today, 4 May, is recognised around the world as International Firefighters Day. Today the United Fire Brigades’ Association (UFBA) celebrates the brave men and women who put their lives on the line to protect us from over 85,000 fires and other emergencies, every day.
As part of our work on the ACC project and our valued new relationship with Barbara Edmonds, Minister of Internal Affairs, the UFBA are excited that today at 0900hrs the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment called for public submissions for conditions that should be added to
We would like to thank the membership for their messages overnight and acknowledge that while we allow comments on some of our posts, our policy remains to turn comments off, and we are constantly reviewing this.
We’re disappointed to see the NZPFU is demanding volunteer firefighters don’t ‘mingle’ with career firefighters at courses aiming to train firefighters in water rescue techniques.
