
Underpaid Firefighters: Why are People at Desks Earning More?
From Duncan Garner - Editor In Chief
Published 4/28/2026

From Duncan Garner - Editor In Chief
Published 4/28/2026
Something is badly wrong when firefighters are among the lowest-paid people inside the very service they keep alive. On the Slam Dunc, Duncan Garner takes aim at Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s pay priorities, questioning why frontline firefighters are still fighting for better pay, safer…