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A wildfire at Lake Tekapo yesterday morning went very close to the Tekapo power station, prompting a strong warning for landowners to make sure any old lan

A second temporary fireworks ban for summer has been imposed on the Mackenzie Basin as part of Fire and Emergency NZ’s efforts to reduce the risk of wildfire.

Mid-South Canterbury principal rural fire officer Rob Hands has been appointed to the role.

JOHN BISSET/STUFF A dozen South Canterbury firefighters received citations for their work in helping with the 2019 bush fires in New South Wales, Australia. South and Mid Canterbury firefighters who battled bushfires that devastated parts of New South Wales in 2019-2020 have been acknowledged with awards. New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian has granted a Bushfire Emergency Citation for operational service to 12 firefighters from the two areas. Mid-South Canterbury principal rural fire...

Supplied The size of the hail that hit Timaru in a storm in November 2019, causing more than $170 million in damage. Multi-million dollar insurance payouts for fires and a storm were big news in The Timaru Herald during November, writes Doug Sail in an ongoing review of 2020. The insurance bill for Timaru’s 2019 hailstorm reached $170.98m in November making it New Zealand’s costliest weather event this century. The Insurance Council of New Zealand’s (ICNZ) figures released a few days be...