Controller Stephen Butler News Today

Firefighters on the ground at the Pukaki Downs fire are making the most of favourable weather conditions to strengthen and extend fire breaks today. Incident Controller Stephen Butler says cold, rainy and snowy weather has helped dampen down the flames. ...

A fire that prompted some evacuations near Twizel is this evening contained but still burning, as crews tackle another blaze nearby at Tekapo.

Fire and Emergency says it will escort people staying at Aoraki/Mt Cook out of the area this evening - if they want to leave. Incident Controller Stephen Butler says this is not a health or safety precaution as the fire is some way from the area where ...

The Pukaki Downs blaze has been unpredictable and a "very difficult fire to fight", controller Stephen Butler says.

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State Highway 80 from Pukaki to Mount Cook has been reopened this morning. The road had been closed since Wednesday night while firefighters fought the large vegetation fire at Pukaki Downs. The weather front which has come through the area overnight ...