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Tongariro National Park Fire Update #5
9 December 2025 | Emergency Information
Conditions on the fireground were favourable overnight and crews only had to deal with one hotspot. The fire is 50 percent contained.
Tongariro National Park Fire Update #4
8 December 2025 | Emergency Information
Firefighters will remain on the Tongariro National Park fireground overnight to respond to any flare ups, with active firefighting resuming in the morning.
Tongariro National Park Fire Update #3
8 December 2025 | Emergency Information
Aggressive air attack and ground operations against the fire in the Tongariro National Park will continue until dusk, as efforts continue to bring the fire unde
Tongariro fire update #2
8 December 2025 | Emergency Information
Five helicopters and multiple crews are working to extinguish a large vegetation fire near Tongariro National Park.
Multiple vegetation fires in vicinity of Tongariro National Park
8 December 2025 | Emergency Information
Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews are responding to a fire on the eastern side of State Highway 47 in the vicinity of Tongariro National Park.
Otago and Southland vegetation fire updates
27 November 2025 | Emergency Information
Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews have been responding to a number of vegetation fires across Otago and Southland this afternoon and into the evening.
Firefighters responding to vegetation fires across Otago and Southland
27 November 2025 | Emergency Information
Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews are responding to a number of vegetation fires across the lower South Island this afternoon as high winds take hold.
Waiuku fire update
25 November 2025 | Emergency Information
Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews have extinguished a rubbish fire in Waiuku, Auckland and are preparing to hand the site back to the owners.