30 June 2017 (30 June 2017) (replaced by Fire and Emergency New Zealand)
Annual calls
74,879 (2015–16)[1]
Employees
1,700 career firefighters[1] 8,300 urban volunteer firefighters[1]
Staffing
585 management and support 76 communications centre
Fire chief
Paul McGill (National Commander)
Motto
Leading integrated fire and emergency services for a safer New Zealand
Facilities and equipment
Stations
79 career[1] 360 volunteer[1]
Website
fire.org.nz
The New Zealand Fire Service (Māori: Whakaratonga Iwi, "Service to the People";[2] also known as the NZFS) was New Zealand's main firefighting body from 1 April 1976 until 1 July 2017 – at which point it was dissolved and incorporated into the new Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
^ abcde"Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2014" (PDF). New Zealand Fire Service Commission. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
^"Fireman stood down in Maori words row". The Dominion Post (via Stuff.co.nz). 6 November 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2014. ...the Maori words "whakaratonga iwi" – meaning "service to people"...
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