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Outdoor fires restricted in parts of West Coast from today
24 January 2025 | Fire Season Updates
Fire and Emergency New Zealand has declared a restricted fire season for the Grey and Buller Inland areas from 8am today, until further notice.
Offenders sentenced for lighting the 2022 Awarua Wetlands wildfire during a total fire ban
23 January 2025 | Announcements
Two people have been sentenced in the Invercargill District Court for offences relating to a fire in the Awarua Wetlands in 2022.
Restricted fire season for Taranaki District
23 January 2025 | Fire Season Updates
All of the Taranaki District has moved to a restricted fire season as of 9am Thursday 23 January, until further notice.
Restricted fire season for Dunedin and Clutha
22 January 2025 | Fire Season Updates
Fire and Emergency New Zealand has declared a restricted fire season for the Dunedin and Clutha areas, from 8am Thursday 23 January, until further notice.
Smoke alarm saves a life in Christchurch
22 January 2025 | Community Education
A smoke alarm has saved a person’s life in a house fire in Christchurch in the early hours of Monday morning.
Manawatū-Whanganui Coastal Zone moves into restricted fire season
21 January 2025 | Fire Season Updates
The Manawatū-Whanganui Coastal Zone will be moving to a restricted fire season at 6am on Wednesday, 22 January, until further notice.
Mangere Mountain fire: Update 2
19 January 2025 | Announcements
The fire at Mangere Mountain is now contained. Crews remain onsite dampening down hotspots and will continue working this morning.
Vegetation fire burning on Mangere Mountain
18 January 2025 | Announcements
At 9:25 pm Fire and Emergency received multiple calls about a vegetation fire burning on Mangere Mountain near Domain Road.