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TE HIKU THE TAIL Northland Whangarei Auckland NGĀ TAI KI TE PUKU THE STOMACH Hamilton Thames Tauranga Rotorua Gisborne TE ŪPOKO THE HEAD Napier New Plymouth Whanganui Palmerston North Wellington (including Chatham Islands) TE IHU BOW OF THE CANOE Nelson Greymouth Rolleston Christchurch Timaru TE KEI STERN OF THE CANOE Queenstown Dunedin Invercargill

In 2021 the New Zealand Fire Service was organised into five regions. Within these, there were 17 districts served by around 660 stations. The Fire Service was headed by a chief executive who was also the national commander, and each fire region had a manager.

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Nancy Swarbrick, Fires and fire services – Modern fire services, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/map/21880/fire-regions (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Nancy Swarbrick, published 10 March 2010.