28/05/2026
One of the Coco's crew was in a pretty bad car accident this summer.
A little note from them x
When I heard the sirens, then saw the fire truck pull up first on the scene, the relief was huge. I knew we were going to be OK — and thankfully, we all were.
At Coco’s, a bad day looks like multiple people calling in sick, wait times stretching out to uncomfortable levels, and then your ring-in waiter tells you they forgot an order. We smile, juggle, apologise, and make it through.
A really bad day is the bar flooding or a power cut — or both on the same night. We splash our way through service, stop recommending cocktails, grab the candles, laugh it off tableside as “memorable” and “romantic”, and probably still get a great tip and a pat on the back for pushing through under pressure.
But when equipment fails for Fire & Emergency — and it is failing — the stakes are completely different. It can mean someone might not make it home.
Fire and Emergency show up for people on their worst days, yet the conditions they’re working under are complete bu****it. Outdated gear, broken equipment, lack of support…
This doco is only 12 minutes. Please take a beat and give it a watch, sign the petition, and share it around. They show up for us. We need to show up for them.
Watch full 12min doc & kink to sign here
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A powerful documentary investigation into the pressures facing frontline firefighters in New Zealand.
