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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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Parikino fire update #1

Parikino fire update #1

15 December 2025

Firefighters supported by helicopters will resume operations this morning to try and contain the fire burning in forestry near Parikino in the Whanganui District.

The fire was reported at 5.15pm and last night Fire and Emergency New Zealand estimated the fire had burnt about 100 hectares of cutover pine forest across several gullies.

By about 10pm the fire had reached standing trees and was burning in several locations within the perimeter of the fireground.

Ground operations were scaled back overnight as the terrain is too steep for active firefighting in the dark. One crew has been patrolling through the night and extinguishing spot fires on the access road.

At 3.30am the temperature on the fireground was 17 degrees with a very light wind.

Last night firefighters from Whanganui, Manawatu, Marton and Kohi brigades were working on the fire with nine fire trucks and tankers plus a command unit and operational support vehicles. Four helicopters with monsoon buckets worked until dusk.

No properties in the vicinity have been evacuated.

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