| Whakaratonga Iwi (Māori) | |
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| Operational area | |
|---|---|
| Country | New Zealand |
| Agency overview | |
| Established | 1 April 1976 |
| Dissolved | 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 | |
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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.
- ^ a b c d e "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"...