Devastating Lake Ōhau blaze mars face of idyllic village but residents and regular holidaymakers remain devoted
Bejon Haswell/Stuff Dave Honeyfield lost his house in the Lake Ōhau village fire, and within 11 weeks had a new one. The meandering drive to Lake Ōhau village reveals the havoc wrought by a devastating blaze, but from the blackened ground springs vibrant regrowth as people continue enjoying all the remote hideaway has to offer. In the early hours of October 4, a fire razed nearly 50 homes and burnt through 5360 hectares to change the face of the idyllic village. However, residents and holid...
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