Rural Fires
Three South Island wildfires extinguished
7 Apr 2018
Three wildfires burning in the South Island last night have been extinguished and firefighters are warning that despite the cooler weather the danger of rural fires is still present.
Local business owner describes one of the fires burning
13 Feb 2017
Van Howard, owner of Tom's Cottages - near one of the fires burning in the Hastings District - says strong winds and hot weather are fanning the blazes. Video, Audio
Driving along a flaming Hawke's Bay road
13 Feb 2017
John Wuts and his wife travelled along Waimarama Road today, where a fire was raging. He explains to John Campbell how they could smell smoke, but couldn't see flames, at first... Video, Audio
State of Emergency declared in Hastings District
13 Feb 2017
A State of Emergency has been declared in Hastings after a fire destroyed two properties and threatens many more. Rural Fire Incident Controller John Sutton joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio