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More Hot Dry Weather For Hawke’s Bay - More Fire Restrictions Imposed
Wednesday, 4 December 2024, 10:48 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
As of 8am, Wednesday 4 December, the Heretaunga-Ahuriri area has moved to a prohibited fire season, and Wairoa Inland, Tukituki East, Pōrangahau, and the southern Hawke’s Bay coast have moved to a restricted fire season. More >>
Waimea Moves Into Restricted Fire Season
Tuesday, 3 December 2024, 9:15 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Community Risk Manager Steve Trigg says the forecast from NIWA is showing much drier conditions for the Waimea area over the next few weeks leading up to Christmas. More >>
Fire Risk Spikes With Hot, Dry Weather This Week
Monday, 2 December 2024, 6:37 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Wildfire Manager Tim Mitchell says the high temperatures, combined with low humidity and at times strong westerly winds, are creating ideal conditions for sparks to catch and fires to get out of control. More >>
Bay Of Plenty Moves Into Restricted Fire Season
Monday, 2 December 2024, 6:34 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Bay of Plenty District Manager Jeff Maunder says there have been 69 vegetation fires in the last month, and three of these were significant. More >>
Prohibited Fire Season For Islands Of The Hauraki Gulf From Today
Monday, 2 December 2024, 11:05 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Announcing the total fire ban, Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s Community Risk Manager for Counties Manukau, Thomas Harre, says drier conditions are increasing the chance of a fire spreading rapidly through the light scrub and grass found across ... More >>
Central Otago And Upper Waitaki Move Into Restricted Fire Season
Monday, 2 December 2024, 8:58 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
"While spring rains have left most parts of Otago looking lush, the fire risk is already trending upward and we’re expecting generally dry to very dry conditions in December," he says. More >>
Southern Coast Of Wairarapa Goes Into Restricted Fire Season
Monday, 2 December 2024, 8:54 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Community Risk Manager Phil Soal says the season has been changed because of the increased fire danger in this area. More >>
Fire Permits Cancelled For Ahuriri-Heretaunga Fire Zone As Conditions Dry Out
Friday, 29 November 2024, 1:14 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
We are taking these precautions to keep people and their property safe, and to protect our environment. As such, permits initially issued to people in Ahuriri-Heretaunga are now cancelled due to these dry conditions. More >>
Kelburn House Fire Update #2
Tuesday, 26 November 2024, 6:46 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
There is some smoke in the area, so if you are affected, keep your doors and windows shut and turn off your air conditioning. More >>
Te Puna Snodgrass Road Vegetation Fire Update #5
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 5:12 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency crews have today remained in attendance at the site of yesterday’s vegetation fire in shelter belts on Snodgrass Road near Te Puna, Bay of Plenty. More >>
Te Puna Snodgrass Road Vegetation Fire Update #3
Thursday, 21 November 2024, 9:08 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
One helicopter, sixteen trucks and pumps with multiple support vehicles and crews responded. Ten properties were evacuated but were able to return home last night. There will be another update at the end of today unless there is a significant development. More >>
Te Puna Snodgrass Vegetation Fire Update #3
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 8:22 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
The fire has not grown and 20 personnel will be working overnight to extinguish the fire. More >>
Te Puna Snodgrass Vegetation Fire Update #2
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 6:38 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Multiple shelterbelts are on fire, but the fire is currently contained to the area. At this time, the fire is estimated to have burned around 3.5km of shelterbelt. More >>
Te Puna Vegetation Fire
Wednesday, 20 November 2024, 5:58 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Crews were called around 3.20pm to reports of multiple shelterbelts on fire. Seven crews are currently in attendance. More >>
Tairāwhiti's Kōpūtūtea Zone Enters Restricted Fire Season
Tuesday, 12 November 2024, 3:02 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Hāngī and cultural cooking fires are allowed in a restricted season, but the public are asked to keep them as small as possible, with a 2m x 2m maximum, and to keep a hose close by. More >>
Ashburton Volunteer Fire Brigade Set To Turn 150 Years Old
Monday, 11 November 2024, 10:31 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Current Chief Fire Officer, Alan Burgess, says the brigade has seen many changes over the years, particularly with equipment, standards and training. More >>
Fireworks Warning With Fire Danger Elevated This Weekend
Friday, 8 November 2024, 2:41 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
The conditions this weekend appear to be more dangerous than what we experienced last weekend, so we must urge caution for anyone planning to light fireworks this weekend. More >>
Ōtāhuhu Fire Final Update
Friday, 1 November 2024, 9:00 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Incident Controller James Hall says that firefighters are in the clean-up phase, making sure that all the material that was burning inside the buildings is completely out. More >>
Ōtāhuhu Fire Update #3
Friday, 1 November 2024, 7:25 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
The building where the fire was first reported was already well ablaze when the first crews arrived. It then spread to an adjoining premises. More >>
Ōtāhuhu Fire Update #2
Friday, 1 November 2024, 6:05 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
An emergency mobile alert was issued shortly before 5pm to warn people in the area to stay inside with doors and windows shut, to avoid being exposed to smoke. That advice is still in place. More >>
