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Prohibited fire season for Southland
1 February 2023 | Announcements
Fire season change Southland District goes to prohibited fire season
North Island weather update #8
30 January 2023 | Announcements
Fire and Emergency’s Communication Centres have received 348 calls in the past 24 hours. 273 of these calls were from Auckland, Waikato and the Bay of Plenty.
Auckland weather update #6
28 January 2023 | Announcements
Auckland weather update #6
Fire and Emergency crews responded to 719 events during the Auckland flooding event. We received 2242 111 calls in total
Celebrate safely this Lunar New Year
20 January 2023 | Announcements
Fire and Emergency is encouraging people celebrating Lunar New Year to be extra vigilant if they plan on lighting lanterns and fireworks this weekend.
Restricted fire season for Marlborough
16 January 2023 | Announcements
A restricted fire season is now in place for all of Marlborough, effective from 8am this morning (16 January 2023).
High fire danger forecast for the West Coast
2 January 2023 | Announcements
High and extreme fire danger is expected for the West Coast, and Fire and Emergency is reminding everyone on the West Coast to take care.
Congratulations to our six recipients of Royal Honours
31 December 2022 | Announcements
Fire and Emergency Chair Rebecca Keoghan has congratulated the six firefighters and support personnel who have been recognised in the New Year's Honours List.
Safely cooking hāngī, umu, braai or lovo this holiday season
22 December 2022 | Announcements
Fire and Emergency New Zealand encourages people using cultural cooking methods such as hāngī, umu, braai or lovo to make sure you’re cooking safely.