The New Zealand Fire Service is No More
From 1st July the New Zealand Fire Service ceased to exist, being replaced by Fire and Emergency New Zealand. This isn’t just a name change, this is the creation of a whole new organisation bringing career and volunteer, urban and rural firefighters into one organisation. This is the biggest re-organisation for our Fire Service, since the Fire Service Act was introduced in 1975.
For our Lower Hutt communities however, there will be no noticeable change. If you or your neighbours have a fire or other related emergency, you still only need to dial 111 and ask for Fire, to have Fire Fighters respond to the emergency. For us as Fire Fighters, when an emergency call for help is received, we will respond.
As Fire and Emergency New Zealand beds in, more visible changes will become apparent. Changes such as uniform emblems and identifying graphics on our Fire Appliances, Fire Stations, and published material will change over time.
As always, if you’re looking for non-urgent fire-related information in Lower Hutt, your local Fire Fighters can be contacted through Neighbourly or by calling you’re local Fire Station.
But if the worst should happen in your home…
Get out and stay out
In a fire, get everybody out and call 111.
And whatever you do, stay out.
Poll: Do you set New Year’s resolutions?
🎉 2026 is almost here!
We’re curious ... how do you welcome it?
Do you set resolutions, follow special traditions, or just go with the flow?
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20% Yes! New Year, New Me
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20% Yes - but I rarely stick to them
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60% Nah - not for me
Poll: Is it ok to regift something that you have been given?
🎁 Holiday Gift Chat!
Do you ever regift?
What’s your take on asking for a receipt if a gift doesn’t fit?
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78.7% Yes! It's better to regift what I don't need
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21.3% No. It's the thought and effort that matters
Today’s Mind-Bender is the Last of the Year! Can You Guess It Before Everyone Else? 🌟🎁🌲
I dance in the sky with green and gold, a spectacle few are lucky to behold; I’m best seen in the south, a celestial sight—what am I, lighting up the New Zealand night?
Do you think you know the answer? Simply 'Like' this post and we'll post the answer in the comments below at 2pm on the day!
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