Hamilton firefighters strike for one hour over resourcing dispute

Friday 21 November 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated Fri 21 Nov 2025, 5:01pm

In this story Fire and Emergency New Zealand, New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union

Eighteen unionised career firefighters in Hamilton walked off the job for one hour on Friday. This is the second strike in a month regarding staffing levels. Fire and Emergency reported receiving 17 callouts during the industrial action.

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1. Waikato TimesFri 21 Nov 2025, 3:46pm

   Firefighters on strike again as dispute heads to hearing (opens in new tab)

2. RNZFri 21 Nov 2025, 5:01pm

   Eight callouts impacted by firefighter strike (opens in new tab)