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Gerald Vallely has left a lasting legacy with the creation of a spectacular wetland on his Waipahi dairy farm.

An infrared camera will be flown over the area on Saturday morning to check for hotspots.

Fenz shift manager Alex Norris said investigators would be at the site over the weekend, working alongside DOC management to evaluate the damage and determine the cause. The southerly that arrived in the area on Thursday morning had been “pretty lucky” for fire crews, Norris said. Supplied An orange flow from the fire is visible from the shearer's quarters at Muzzle station at 4am on Thursday morning, where principal rural fire officer Chris Hayles tries to get some shut-eye with two helicopter pilots. “It’s looking pretty good at this stage. There were no crews onsite [on Thu...

400ha fire at conservation park in Clarence Valley near Kaikōura 28 Jan, 2021 06:57 PM 2 minutes to read NZ Herald By: Kim Moodie and Tim Cronshaw Investigations into a large blaze at a conservation park in Marlborough are expected to start today. Firefighters had the fire, which had burnt through about 400 hectares, contained on Thursday afternoon at the Ka Whata Tu O Rakihouia Conservation Park in Clarence Valley. The fire began at about 6pm on Wednesday and at its peak, nine helicopters were in the air. A FENZ spokesman said they are looking to get an investigator into the park to examine...

Homes evacuated after forest fire spreads in Far North 28 Jan, 2021 05:12 PM 2 minutes to read Three homes in the Far North have been evacuated due to a large forest fire. Image / Google NZ Herald Three homes in the Far North have been evacuated overnight after a large and uncontained forest fire spread. The blaze broke out at Matawaia, near Kaikohe, about 3.30pm yesterday, sending smoke as far away as Paihia. Up to 13 fire crews and six helicopters were fighting the blaze at its peak and it had burned through about 120ha by 8pm. Advertisement Read More Meanwhile, Fire and Emergency NZ will ...