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“You can’t be selfish in the country” Motivating, recruiting and retaining volunteer fire fighters in rural communities in New Zealand Research Report for New Zealand Fire Service Commission Whakaratonga Iwi Anne Alkema, Nicky Murray and Heather McDonald 24 October 2013 1
Acknowledgements We would like to thank the PRFOs and the volunteers from the following RFAs for their support with the survey: Central Otago, Dunedin, Waitaki, South Canterbury, West Coast, Waimea, Tararua, Hastings, Manawatu, and Northland. We would also like to thank the PRFOs from Waitaki, South Canterbury, Tararua and Hastings for their support with the case studies, along with the CFOs and volunteers from Kakanui, Albury, Peel Forest, Te Uri, Herbertville, Maraekakaho, and Hastings for allowing us to visit, observe and talk with them about their rural fire force. 2
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Page 7 and 8: population stability, economic prof
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Page 15 and 16: Age makes a difference There ar
Page 17 and 18: • Gaining new knowledge and skill
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Page 37 and 38: • the increased time commitments
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Page 45 and 46: unit standards are required and the
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Appendix Two: Map of Survey Re
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