There was a feeling of unease in the newsroom on Monday morning as sirens starting screaming and the wind whipped around the building.
We could hear the high pitched wail of siren after siren inside our building as firefighters rushed to control fires all over the region.
The heartbreaking photo of the house on fire on Waimarama Rd told just how bad the situation was. Not long after a State of Emergency was called.
I was so glad to wake this morning to stillness. However, every now and then the wind would whip up.
I knew the last thing exhausted fire crews would want was another windy day.