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NZPFU members will strike today - be extra careful
26 Hakihea 2025 | Announcements
Be extra careful NZPFU strike again today
Fernhill Fire Hawke’s Bay Update #4
24 Hakihea 2025 | Emergency Information
Fernhill Fire in Hawke's Bay now fully contained and 95 percent extinguished.
Fernhill Fire Hawkes Bay Update #3
23 Hakihea 2025 | Emergency Information
The fire at Fernhill in Hawkes Bay has been contained with no additional damage to structures.
Fernhill Fire Hawkes Bay Update #2
23 Hakihea 2025 | Emergency Information
Firefighters are close to containing a vegetation fire at Fernhill in Hawkes Bay, but the fire is not yet under control.
Fernhill Fire Hawke’s Bay Update #1
23 Hakihea 2025 | Emergency Information
Residents living around the Farmhouse Lodge on the outskirts of Fernhill are being evacuated due to a vegetation fire.
Northernmost part of Aotearoa moving to a Prohibited Fire Season
23 Hakihea 2025 | Announcements
Outdoor fires will be banned in the northernmost part of Northland from midday today
Restricted Fire Season and temporary fireworks ban for parts of Otago
23 Hakihea 2025 | Announcements
A temporary fireworks ban starts tomorrow for Queenstown Lakes, Central Otago and the Upper Waitaki. Queenstown Lakes also moves to a Restricted Fire Season.
Fireworks banned in Coromandel
23 Hakihea 2025 | Fire Season Updates
Fire and Emergency New Zealand is enforcing a ban on fireworks in the Waikato’s Coromandel Zone, as of 8am Tuesday 23 December 2025 until Friday 30 January 2026