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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.
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.
Fire risk increasing in dry Manawatū-Whanganui weather
17 January 2025 | Announcements
Fire and Emergency New Zealand is calling for people in the Manawatū-Whanganui area to take extra care not to spark fires this weekend.
Fire danger increasing across Taranaki
16 January 2025 | Announcements
Fire and Emergency New Zealand is sounding a fire warning for Taranaki because of warm, windy conditions heading into the weekend.
Black Jack Fire Update #11
15 January 2025 | Announcements
Thermal imaging identified a further 14 hotspots of deepseated burning on the Black Jack fireground overnight and firefighters will work on these today.
Black Jack Fire Update #10
14 January 2025 | Announcements
Firefighters will return to the Black Jack fireground near Kuaotunu on the Coromandel Peninsula tomorrow to continue extinguishing the vegetation fire.
Black Jack Fire Update #9
14 January 2025 | Announcements
Firefighters have been digging out hotspots this morning and will switch to patrolling this afternoon as the risk of flare-ups increases.