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Two new fire restrictions in place for Otago
22 December 2021 | Fire Season Updates
Fire and Emergency is putting the Central Fire Zone into a restricted season and banning private use of fireworks across the District (all of Otago).
Fireworks ban for the Karikari Peninsula
21 December 2021 | Announcements
A temporary fireworks ban covering the Karikari Peninsula has been put in place as part of efforts to reduce the risk of wildfire over the summer.
Open fire ban to reduce risk at Rangitata Huts
21 December 2021 | Fire Season Updates
Open fires on the beach and foreshore at South Rangitata have been banned to reduce the risk of fire to the Rangitata Huts community.
Prohibited fire season in Thames-Coromandel
20 December 2021 | Fire Season Updates
Thames-Coromandel is now in a prohibited fire season.
West Coast – stay fire safe this summer
20 December 2021 | Announcements
Summer means warmer weather and a higher risk of wildfire.
Kaimaumau township in the Far North evacuated due to Waiharara Fire
19 December 2021 | Emergency Information
Residents of Kaimaumau township in the Far North are evacuating overnight as a scrub fire in Waiharara has spread faster than anticipated on Sunday.
Update on vegetation fire in Far North
19 December 2021 | Emergency Information
Fire and Emergency ground crews and helicopters have returned to a large vegetation fire which covers approximately 350 hectares of land in Waiharara, Far North
Temporary fireworks ban in the Mackenzie Basin over summer
14 December 2021 | Fire Season Updates
A temporary fireworks ban covering the Mackenzie Basin will come into effect on Wednesday 15 December.