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Fire and Emergency New Zealand - Latest News [Page 5]
Open Fire Season For Wairarapa
Monday, 9 February 2026, 1:17 pm | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
The wetter than normal weather we’ve had means escaping fires will travel slower and will be easier to extinguish. More >>
Fire And Emergency Received Calls For 18 Incidents During Today’s Strike
Friday, 6 February 2026, 1:58 pm | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Deputy National Commander Megan Stiffler thanked New Zealanders for their extra care during the strike hour. More >>
Bay Of Plenty Moves To Open Fire Season
Thursday, 29 January 2026, 1:42 pm | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Announcing the change, District Manager Jeff Maunder says recent rainfall across the district means restrictions are no longer necessary. More >>
Tairāwhiti’s Kōpūtūtea Zone Moves Into Open Fire Season
Tuesday, 27 January 2026, 1:33 pm | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Tairāwhiti District Manager Peter Clark says the fire danger has reduced to the point that fire restrictions are no longer required. More >>
Hawke’s Bay Moves To Open Fire Season
Tuesday, 27 January 2026, 10:47 am | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
For fire safety advice and more information on how to prepare your property head to www.checkitsalright.nz More >>
Fire Restrictions Lifted In Canterbury
Tuesday, 27 January 2026, 8:56 am | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
An open fire season means fires can be lit without a permit, as long as people use common sense and follow fire safety guidelines, which can be found on www.checkitsalright.nz. More >>
Welcome Bay And Mount Maunganui Landslide Updates
Thursday, 22 January 2026, 6:07 pm | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
USAR is currently carefully removing layers of debris and heavy machinery is on site to assist. More >>
Fire Restrictions Eased In Hawke's Bay
Tuesday, 20 January 2026, 9:29 am | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Fire and Emergency District Manager Tony Kelly has thanked the community for taking notice of the fire safety messages over the previous few weeks, when Hawke's Bay was at high risk of fires. More >>
New Zealand Firefighters Deploy To Victoria
Monday, 19 January 2026, 1:01 pm | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Fire and Emergency has international agreements to provide mutual assistance, and regularly deploys personnel overseas to Australia, Pacific Islands and North America. More >>
Strike Period Incident Details - NZPFU Again Declines Request To Agree Community Safety Process
Friday, 16 January 2026, 3:22 pm | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Megan Stiffler says following the fire in Pakuranga last week, Fire and Emergency has again reached out to NZPFU officials to ask them to agree on a process for responding to emergency events. More >>
Strike Period Safety Warning - NZPFU Declines Request To Agree Community Safety Process
Friday, 16 January 2026, 10:26 am | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
The strike will take place between midday and 1pm and will mean responses to emergencies in areas covered by paid firefighters will be delayed. More >>
Restricted Fire Season In Coastal Parts Of North Otago
Friday, 16 January 2026, 9:24 am | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
District Commander Craig Gold says that the latest change in fire season reflects the increasing levels of fire risk around Otago. In spite of intermittent rain, vegetation is drying out rapidly and will burn readily. More >>
Restricted Fire Season For Bay Of Plenty
Tuesday, 13 January 2026, 2:03 pm | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Announcing the fire season change, Community Risk Manager Luke Burgess says the recent warm and dry weather means the fire risk across the region has increased. More >>
Fire Bans And Restrictions Across The Top Of The South
Tuesday, 13 January 2026, 12:44 pm | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Activities like welding and grinding should not be carried out near dry vegetation. Even parking a car in long grass can cause a fire if the hot exhaust comes into contact with long grass. More >>
Extreme Caution Needed As More Districts See Fire Danger Spiking
Saturday, 10 January 2026, 3:52 pm | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
The fire risk is likely to remain very high over coming weeks in the Southern Hawke’s Bay and Wairarapa due to continuing strong north-westerly winds and little to no rain forecast. More >>
Fire And Emergency Received Calls For 22 Incidents During Today’s Strike
Friday, 9 January 2026, 2:20 pm | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Of these, 12 incidents were in areas impacted by the strike. More >>
Extreme Caution Needed In Many Districts As Fire Risk Spikes Over Coming Days
Thursday, 8 January 2026, 1:53 pm | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
The risk will be highest in the Canterbury, Marlborough, Wairarapa, Hawke’s Bay, Tairāwhiti, and Northland districts. More >>
Restricted Fire Season For The Wairarapa
Thursday, 8 January 2026, 10:45 am | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Announcing the fire season change, Community Risk Manager Phil Soal says the recent warm and dry weather means the fire risk across the region has increased. More >>
Wellington Diesel Spill Final Update
Tuesday, 6 January 2026, 10:56 am | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
If anyone has concerns due to the fumes, they should call 111. More >>
Wellington Diesel Spill Update
Tuesday, 6 January 2026, 8:18 am | Fire and Emergency New Zealand
Incident Controller Mike Dombroski said crews were first alerted to the incident at Aotea Quay near the overbridge to Hutt Road around 3am. More >>
