The New Zealand Fire Service (Whakaratonga Iwi in Māori) is New Zealand's national fire fighting body. While its founding legislation, the Fire Service Act 1975, only provides for this role, the organisation has assumed (often on the basis of public expectation) responsibility for several other areas.
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