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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		Firefighters worry ageing vehicle fleet could let them down
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:05:17
	Publish Date:		2025-11-06 03:35:00
	Description:		Firefighters say they no longer have confidence in their ageing vehicle fleet, and fear they could let them down in life or death situations. They say they have learned to get by, but worry they won't be able to continue plugging the gaps. Fire and Emergency New Zealand says new trucks are on the way, and insists the current trucks are being well maintained. Despite this, the firefighters' union is planning further industrial action, saying FENZ needs to do more. On what's typically one of the busiest nights of the year for firefighters, Guy Fawke's, Checkpoint's Evie Richardson tagged along with one of the country's largest fire crews to see what they're up against.
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