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New Year’s Honours Recipients Recognised
Friday, 6 May 2022, 4:44 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency people from Kumeu, Kawakawa, Murchison, Clinton, and Ruatōria were presented with their Royal Honours at Government House today. Governor General, Dame Cindy Kiro presented Wayne Martin, Paul Wilkins, Bill Harris, and Gina Chaffey-Aupori ... More >>
Celebrating Our Firefighters On International Firefighters’ Day Whakanuia Ngā Kaipatuahi
Wednesday, 4 May 2022, 9:47 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Today is International Firefighters’ Day, Whakanuia Ngā Kaipatuahi, a day when people around the world celebrate the mahi of all firefighters, past and present, and the service they have given and continue to give to their communities. There ... More >>
Fires Causing Problems For Waikato Firefighters
Tuesday, 3 May 2022, 2:39 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency encourages Waikato property owners not to light fires if there is a chance they will get out of control. Waikato District Manager, Daryl Trim says Waikato Firefighters have recently been called out to vegetation fires due to fires ... More >>
Fire And Emergency Requests Independent Review To Assess Progress To Address Bullying And Harassment
Friday, 29 April 2022, 10:38 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s Board Chair Rebecca Keoghan MNZM has asked the Te Kawa Mataaho - Public Service Commission to complete a review of its progress to address bullying and harassment in the organisation. The review will look at how ... More >>
Drones Over Waiouru
Friday, 22 April 2022, 3:22 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency, New Zealand Police, and New Zealand Defence Force personnel have joined forces to improve their drone operating skills. Around 25 people from all three agencies spent a week upskilling at a Level 3 drone training course held ... More >>
Open Fire Season For Southland District
Thursday, 21 April 2022, 10:02 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Southland is now in an open fire season as at 8am, Thursday 21 April, 2022. An open fire season means permits will no longer be required to light open-air fires. However, this excludes plantation forests, Awarua Wetlands, and Department of Conservation ... More >>
Fatality At South Dunedin Fire
Saturday, 16 April 2022, 7:43 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
A fire investigation has been initiated after a person was found deceased at a residential property in South Dunedin last night. Five appliances attended the fire in Kensington, which was reported at 10.11pm. One person was found dead at the scene last night. ... More >>
Awarua Fire Update #13 - Monday 11 April
Monday, 11 April 2022, 2:29 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
The work our crews are doing on the 1350 hectare Awarua fireground is aimed at preventing the spread of the fire to an even larger area with high biodiversity values and vulnerable wildlife. Four crews are finding and extinguishing hotspots to prevent flare-ups ... More >>
Awarua Bay Fire Update #12
Sunday, 10 April 2022, 6:31 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Ground crews have faced challenging conditions this weekend as they continue to contain and suppress the 1350 hectare fire in a significant wetland at Awarua Bay, south of Invercargill. Incident Controller Julian Tohiariki says that the fire is ... More >>
Quick Work Contains Second Fire At Awarua
Sunday, 10 April 2022, 1:01 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Quick work from Invercargill and Tiwai Point fire crews saved a second significant fire from merging with the nearby Awarua Bay fire this morning. A car fire under a transmission line power pylon on the Tiwai Road had spread to dense manuka scrub ... More >>
Update #11 2pm 8 April 2022, Awarua Fire
Friday, 8 April 2022, 2:07 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Six crews and four helicopters are back working on the Awarua fire ground today. Incident Controller Mark Mawhinney says despite the challenging weather conditions, firefighters have been successful in containing the fire. "The fire is around ... More >>
Update #10 1.30pm 7 April 2022, Awarua Fire
Thursday, 7 April 2022, 1:22 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Six crews have been working hard on the Awarua fire ground today, with the support of six helicopters. Today’s weather forecast predicts light showers with possible wind from the afternoon. The fire has not increased significantly and remains around ... More >>
Update #9 3.45pm 6 April 2022, Awarua Fire
Wednesday, 6 April 2022, 3:52 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Two crews have been monitoring the Awarua fire ground throughout the day. Firefighters stopped activity on the fire ground around 10am this morning, and helicopters were unable to fly, due to unfavourable weather conditions. Incident Controller Mark Mawhinney ... More >>
Update #8 10am 6 April 2022, Awarua Fire
Wednesday, 6 April 2022, 10:06 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Around 30 firefighters are back at the Awarua fire ground today. The fire did not spread overnight and there was 30mm of rainfall. Today’s weather conditions will be challenging for firefighters, with winds of up to 100kmph predicted. Due to these ... More >>
Update #7 5pm 5 April 2022, Awarua Fire
Tuesday, 5 April 2022, 5:34 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Crews have been working hard on the Awarua fire ground throughout the day. The fire is 1350ha (the increase is due to updated mapping) with a perimeter of 26km. Incident Controller Mark Mawhinney says he is pleased with the progress they have made. "They ... More >>
Update #6 9.30am 5 April 2022: Awarua Fire
Tuesday, 5 April 2022, 9:44 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Nine helicopters and nine ground crews are back at the Awarua fire ground today. Low temperatures and some dew helped contain the fire overnight and today firefighters will be concentrating on hot spots. NW winds of up to 15km are predicted today - ... More >>
Update #5 5pm 4 April, Awarua Fire
Monday, 4 April 2022, 5:00 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Firefighters are planning for a wind change at the Awarua fire, with gusts expected to reach to 40km/h. Incident Controller Mark Mawhinney says we are establishing a fire break at the head of the Tiwai peninsula to slow the fire and stop it from spreading. ... More >>
Update #4 9.45am 4 April, Awarua Fire
Monday, 4 April 2022, 9:57 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Firefighters are back at the Awarua fire ground this morning. There are eight crews and nine helicopters on scene fighting the fire. Incident Controller Mark Marwhinney is encouraged that the fire didn’t grow significantly overnight. This will allow ... More >>
Awarua Fire Update #3
Sunday, 3 April 2022, 7:33 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Firefighters and air crew have stood down overnight from the large vegetation fire at Awarua, south of Invercargill. Incident Controller Mark Mawhinney says that they will resume operations at 8am. Tomorrow there will be nine helicopters and eight ... More >>
Awarua Fire Update #2
Sunday, 3 April 2022, 5:20 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency NZ is planning for an extended response to the large fire burning in a significant wetland at Awarua, south of Invercargill. The fire extends from the head of Awarua Bay to the Waituna Wetlands, an area of over 1000 hectares. Nine ... More >>
