Welfare
New Zealand Firefighters Welfare Society
Since its inception the New Zealand Firefighters Welfare Society have focused on helping the work force of the NZFS, be they Volunteer fire fighters, Career fire fighters or administration staff and their families.
How can the NZFFWS benefit you and your family?
Benefits:
Financial Assistance with:
- Funerals
- Counseling
- Corrective lenses
- Adoption
- Birth of a child
- Hearing Aids
- Home Help
- Hospital Parking.
Medical Benefits:
- Hospital/ Home visits
- TV hire when in hospital
- Ambulance transport
- Gift Baskets
- Travel assistance with out of town medical visits.
Healthcare 99, A Mutual Fund – Self funded – Owned by members – Not an Insurance
Discretionary Benefits:
- Loans or Grants
- Disaster Fund
Housing:
- Holiday homes
- Convalescing homes
- The use of NZ Police and NZ Army holiday homes
- Good rates at holiday resorts in Australia
Optional Benefits:
- Domestic Insurance Plan
- Personal Life & Serious Illness Insurance Cover
- Income protection insurance
Further information about the NZ Firefighters Welfare Society visit www.firefighters.org.nz or ph 0800 OK FIRE.
New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union
The NZPFU is a key partner with the Fire Service in delivering the Fire Service’s strategic vision of reducing the incidence and consequence of fire and to provide a professional response to other emergencies.
NZPFU representatives are based on all career fire stations. There are also 19 Union Locals in the major metropolitan and principal centres where career firefighters are employed.
How the NZPFU can benefit you:
- Coverage by the Collective Agreement,
- Representation and advocacy in all matters relating to and arising out of employment,
- Representation and advocacy on behalf of career firefighters with central Government and agencies, the NZ Council of Trade Unions and the wider trade union movement including international forums,
- Limited provision of Group Life/Total and Partial Disability Insurance,
- Nominations of members’ representatives as trustees onto the NZFS Superannuation Scheme.
Further information about the Firefighters Union is available on their website