Upcoming firefighters strikes w/ NZPFU National Secretary Wattie Watson: 10th November, 2026
The New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union has announced a series of 10 hour strikes to close out this year over poor pay officers and failures to maintain equipment by Fire and Emergency NZ.
These strikes follow over a year of one hour strikes, numbering 72 when the ten hour strikes were announced.
To discuss the strike plans and why the union has decided to escalate things, News Director Castor spoke to National Secretary of the NZPFU, Wattie Watson.
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