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Be Safe - Check Fires Are Fully Out
Tuesday, 15 March 2022, 8:59 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
People in Manawatu-Whanganui are being urged to check any historic fires are fully extinguished so they don’t reignite. Community Risk Manager Kerry O’Keefe says several large wildfires have started in the past few weeks from old fire sites reigniting ... More >>
Prohibited Fire Season For Northland
Friday, 11 March 2022, 9:01 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
All of the Northland Fire District will enter a prohibited fire season at 8am today (Friday 11 March). A prohibited fire season means lighting any open-air fires is not allowed and all permits are suspended. Northland District Manager Wipari Henwood ... More >>
4.15pm Update - Arthur's Pass Fire
Wednesday, 9 March 2022, 4:22 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Just after midday today, Fire and Emergency was called to a vegetation fire on Riversdale Road, Arthurs Pass. The fire is contained and around 20ha, including in mānuka shrub on public conservation land. Five helicopters and around 15 firefighters are at the ... More >>
Aucklanders Urged To Stay Vigilant When Lighting Outdoor Fires
Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 9:56 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Over the weekend Fire and Emergency responded to multiple vegetation fires in Auckland which had got out of control due to the windy conditions. Ron Devlin, Region Manager Te Hiku, urges Aucklanders to be vigilant, "If you’ve applied for a fire permit, ... More >>
Restricted Fire Season For Otago Central And Lakes Zones
Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 7:09 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
The Central and Lakes zones in the Otago Fire District will move back to a restricted fire season at 8am on Monday 7 March 2022. A restricted fire season means anyone wanting to light an open-air fire will need a permit and must follow the conditions ... More >>
Restricted Fire Season For Otago Central And Lakes Zones
Monday, 7 March 2022, 8:47 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
The Central and Lakes zones in the Otago Fire District will move back to a restricted fire season at 8am on Monday 7 March 2022. A restricted fire season means anyone wanting to light an open-air fire will need a permit and must follow the conditions ... More >>
Open Fire Season For Tairāwhiti District
Saturday, 5 March 2022, 2:08 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
All of the Tairāwhiti District will move back into an open fire season at 8am on Saturday 5 March. An open fire season means permits will no longer be required to light open-air fires. District Manager Peter Clark says the recent wet weather has ... More >>
Southlanders Asked To Hold Off On Open Fires
Thursday, 3 March 2022, 3:27 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Dry and windy conditions forecast over the next few days have prompted Fire and Emergency NZ to ask Southlanders holding fire permits to delay lighting outdoor fires until after the weekend. District Manager Julian Tohiariki says Southland is still ... More >>
Open Fire Season For Manawatū-Whanganui District
Wednesday, 23 February 2022, 9:50 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
The Manawatū-Whanganui District will move back to an open fire season at 8am on Wednesday 23 February. This includes all of the Horowhenua, Ruapehu, Manawatū, Rangitikei and Whanganui District Councils and Palmerston North City Council areas. Manawatū-Whanganui ... More >>
Marlborough Fire Season Change
Tuesday, 22 February 2022, 11:46 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
All of the Marlborough District will move back to a restricted fire season at 8am Wednesday 23 February. This includes Department of Conservation land which is in a year round restricted fire season apart from when the entire District is in a prohibited ... More >>
Buller District Returns To Open Fire Season
Friday, 18 February 2022, 9:29 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
The Buller District will return to an open fire season from tomorrow (Saturday) following the heavy and sustained rainfall of the past fortnight. Fire and Emergency’s West Coast District Manager Myles Taylor says that the move will take effect from ... More >>
Cromwell Structure Fire Update
Wednesday, 16 February 2022, 7:16 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Firefighters are actively fighting a large commercial building fire in McNulty Road in Cromwell, Central Otago. The fire broke out shortly before 4pm today. Eight fire trucks have responded to the incident. It’s expected to be a long duration event. ... More >>
Update - Aranga Scrub Fire In Kaipara, Far North
Wednesday, 16 February 2022, 10:37 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Ground crews spent last night protecting structures and creating containment lines around the scrub fire at Aranga, Kaipara in the far north. This morning three helicopters, 40 personnel and heavy machinery are back to fight the fire which has burnt through ... More >>
Change Of Fire Season For Wellington District
Wednesday, 16 February 2022, 8:04 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
All of Wellington will move back into an open fire season as of 8 am Wednesday 16 February 2022. The Wellington District covers the lower North Island as far north as Otaki on the Kapiti Coast and Mt Bruce in the Wairarapa. This excludes the Chatham ... More >>
Aranga Vegetation Fire Update
Wednesday, 16 February 2022, 6:21 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
15 February Seven houses near Aranga in the Kaipara District of Northland have been evacuated with the help of Civil Defence as a safety precaution due to a scrub fire. About 20 firefighters and five helicopters have been battling the fire that started ... More >>
Bay Of Plenty Moves Back To A Restricted Fire Season
Tuesday, 15 February 2022, 8:46 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Bay of Plenty will move back to a restricted fire season from 8am today (15 February 2022). District Manager Jeff Maunder says although the District is no longer in a total fire ban, there is still a real fire risk so people must take care. "You ... More >>
Tahanga Road, Far North Vegetation Fire Update
Monday, 14 February 2022, 4:15 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Firefighters are fighting a vegetation fire on Tahanga Road, Lake Ohia, in the Far North which broke out shortly before 1pm today. About two hectares of dense scrubland is burning. Due to the inaccessibility of the fireground and strong north-westerly ... More >>
Update 3pm - Fire And Emergency Response To Wet Weather
Sunday, 13 February 2022, 3:22 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
Fire and Emergency is continuing to get lots of 111 calls related to today's wet weather. Currently firefighters are responding to more than 300 calls across the country - the majority in Auckland, Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taranaki and Wellington. ... More >>
Nelson - Tasman Moves Back To Restricted Fire Season
Friday, 11 February 2022, 5:20 pm | Fire and Emergency NZ
All areas of the Nelson-Tasman region have moved back to a restricted fire season from today (11 February 2022). Fire and Emergency Nelson-Marlborough District Manager Grant Hayward says while the recent wet weather has meant prohibited fire season ... More >>
Change Of Fire Season For Waikato
Friday, 11 February 2022, 9:17 am | Fire and Emergency NZ
Waikato District has moved back to a restricted fire season. The change came into force at 9 am, on 11 February and covers all areas within the Waikato including Thames-Coromandel, Hamilton City, Waikato, Hauraki, Matamata-Piako, Waipa, Otorohanga and Waitomo. District ... More >>
