Civil Defence gives latest on Nelson fires
Fighting the blaze will take weeks, if not months, fire chief warns today.
Fighting the blaze will take weeks, if not months, fire chief warns today.
One of New Zealand's largest forest fires appears to have been well fought.
Officials said it was a balancing act allowing 680 households to return.
Wakefield evacuees could return home tonight, dew and high humidity helping firefighters.
Prohibited activities include those where metal meets stone and that can generate sparks.
Nearly 900 properties were evacuated in the Wakefield area on Friday.
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.
Rain in the Nelson region is unlikely as firefighters work furiously to control the fires.
Yesterday the 1900-hectare fire was reduced by 300-hectares.
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Some students are being evacuated by police vehicles which can brave the weather.
The Civil Defence Minister said the quake had "obviously given people a bit of a shake".
A sharp 6.7 magnitude earthquake has rattled much of New Zealand this afternoon.
Scientists investigating a 'hit list' of long-quiet but high-risk earthquake danger zones.
Infrastructure repairs in the district are ongoing - five months on from the event.
From noon the sirens will sound for one minute each across the Auckland region.
No tsunami threat to New Zealand following the earthquakes, says Civil Defence.
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