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  • Get low

    Smoke is poisonous and more deadly than flames.

    If you breathe smoke for more than a few breaths it can kill you.

  • Be fast

    A house fire can kill you in less than three minutes.

    Don't spend time trying to save possessions.

  • Close doors

    A closed door buys you time.

    It slows down the spread of fire, giving you more time to get to safety.

  • Get out - stay out!

    People have died by going back into a fire.

    Don't leave the meeting place to go back inside for any reason.

Call emergency services as soon as you are out and safe. Ask for FIRE.

Clearly state your address and let the operator know it anyone is still inside or has not made it to the safe meeting place.

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Tongariro National Park Fire Update #10

Tongariro National Park Fire Update #10

10 November 2025

Conditions are misty in the Tongariro National Park this morning, which has helped limit the growth of the fire overnight.

All aircraft are grounded because of the mist, but firefighters will be on the ground this morning and air operations will resume once the mist clears.

Fire and Emergency District Commander Nigel Dravitzki says that the fire size is likely to have increased a little from the estimated 2500 hectares. A more detailed reconnaissance will be carried out when the weather improves.

Eight crews of Fire and Emergency firefighters from Wellington and Hawkes Bay will be boosting the ground attack today, alongside seven crews from the Department of Conservation, and additional volunteer firefighters from the Central Plateau brigades.

“Many of the local volunteer firefighters have come forward to help today, as they did over the weekend. It’s their whenua and they have a stake in protecting it,” Nigel Dravitzki says.

There are 15 helicopters and five fixed wing planes on standby to resume operations when the weather clears.

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