Press Release – Department Of Internal Affairs The Government has refined the scope of the review of Fire and Emergency New Zealands (Fire and Emergency) funding model to focus on improving an insurance-based levy. The initial review focused on two high level options: an insurance-based model which … The Government has refined the scope of the review of Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s (Fire and Emergency) funding model to focus on improving an insurance-based levy. The initial review focused on two high level options: an insurance-based model which would be similar to the regime legislated for in the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017 (FENZ Act), and a property-based model which would involve property owners paying a levy based on property data such as a property’s value, size or use.