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'A line of fire': Owner of destroyed house recalls horror
The owner of the house destroyed in the Nelson blaze describes watching the fire approach.
The owner of the house destroyed in the Nelson blaze describes watching the fire approach.
Eighty illegal fires lit since restrictions started, fire boss says
Cherie Howie tells of charred properties and disrupted lives as the battle goes on.
Civil Defence gives latest on Nelson fires.
Fighting the blaze will take weeks, if not months, fire chief warns today.
Traffic had to be diverted from scene of blaze in South Auckland this morning.
Hunua in Auckland forecast to swelter in region's hottest day of the year.
One of New Zealand's largest forest fires appears to have been well fought.
At 4pm today, the 3000 residents of Wakefield got the news they were hoping for.
"The other guy thought that he'd be a saviour and he got taken out as well".
"It's no exaggeration to say that today Nelson felt like it was under attack."
Prohibited activities include those where metal meets stone and that can generate sparks.
Terry Coleman isn't sure if he'll have a home to go back to.
Loo roll in the changing room, cornflakes in the bar:The clubroom-turned-free supermarket.
Online petition pushing for man fighting Nelson blaze to be spared.
Police are seeking information as they continue to investigate the two fires.
"We remind people that the safety of the public and their properties is the priority."
It's not exciting, it's not glamorous and it's certainly not easy.
Winds over 50km/h would ground the helicopters which have been dumping water on the blaze.
Affected residents speak about being evacuated and helping out on the home front.
A second fire has broken out in Walter's Bluff, in Nelson.
Nelson residents are being evacuated following a second fire.
Signs of fire seen near forest north of Waimakariri River in Canterbury
Nelson has already felt 15 days of "very high" or "extreme" fire danger this year.
Tasman district fire forces some Wakefield residents to be evacuated - councillor
They were told it wasn't safe but they couldn't leave the pigs trapped inside a pen.
At 2.13pm Scott then phoned 111, then he took the first photo of the fire.
Flames reached the deck of one home as fire crews battled to force the blaze back.
Warm day, light winds but no rain forecast today for Tasman fire zone
Yesterday the 1900-hectare fire was reduced by 300-hectares.