Nelson firefight costing $1 million a day
The cost of the wildfires in Nelson could yet exceed the Port Hills fires in 2017.
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Big Read: Into the darkness - the Nelson night fighters
Cherie Howie spends a shift with the fire crews who clock in after the sun goes down.
'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.
Civil Defence gives latest on Nelson fires
Fighting the blaze will take weeks, if not months, fire chief warns today.
Nelson fire evacuees camp out with their sheep
The sheep 'look like they've been quite badly smoked', say the family.
Hot, dry, weather looks set to continue: Temperatures reach 30C
It's currently 24C in the Wakefield area, where firefighters continue to battle the fire.
The heat is on - again! Hot week forecast for many Kiwis
Hunua in Auckland forecast to swelter in region's hottest day of the year.
Editorial: Fire has been well fought
One of New Zealand's largest forest fires appears to have been well fought.
The night the Penguin sank
Captain disciplined over wreck of the Penguin in which more than 70 lives were lost.
Nelson fires could still be burning in March
Wakefield evacuees could return home tonight, dew and high humidity helping firefighters.
Nelson councillor details harrowing reality of horror blaze
"It's no exaggeration to say that today Nelson felt like it was under attack."
Tasman fires live: 'The risk remains high'
Prohibited activities include those where metal meets stone and that can generate sparks.
Tasman fires: 'Our home is not far away from the fire. Everybody's worried'
Terry Coleman isn't sure if he'll have a home to go back to.
Community rallies to help fire evacuees
Loo roll in the changing room, cornflakes in the bar:The clubroom-turned-free supermarket.
Fireman fighting Nelson blaze faces 'unfair' deportation
Online petition pushing for man fighting Nelson blaze to be spared.
Rabbit Island, Walters Bluff fires thought to be intentionally lit
Police are seeking information as they continue to investigate the two fires.
Two overnight arrests in Nelson for arson offences
"We remind people that the safety of the public and their properties is the priority."
'Could take weeks to put out': Firefighters doing it tough inside cordon
It's not exciting, it's not glamorous and it's certainly not easy.
Strong winds the 'biggest enemy' for Tasman firefighters
Nearly 900 properties were evacuated in the Wakefield area on Friday.
Nelson fire: Fears more evacuations will be needed as wind picks up
Another 450 people are ready to evacuate with fears the wind will pick up tomorrow.
Car fire sends person to hospital
One person was taken to hospital after a car fire north of Motueka
'Our house is surrounded with black': Evacuated residents' mad dash
Affected residents speak about being evacuated and helping out on the home front.
Tasman blaze: Weekend rain unlikely
Rain in the Nelson region is unlikely as firefighters work furiously to control the fires.
Highway 61 rider guilty of dangerous driving causing death
James Eric Hiroki and Carey Raymond Leask will be sentenced on March 22.
Drone reported near Tasman fire-fighting efforts
A second fire has broken out in Walter's Bluff, in Nelson.
City under fire as new blaze threatens
Nelson residents are being evacuated following a second fire.
Fire risk could more than double with climate change
Nelson has already felt 15 days of "very high" or "extreme" fire danger this year.
Tasman fire: Wakefield schools urged to close
Tasman district fire forces some Wakefield residents to be evacuated - councillor
Nelson fire: SPCA and MPI save pigs from certain death
They were told it wasn't safe but they couldn't leave the pigs trapped inside a pen.
No rain in sight for Tasman fire
Warm day, light winds but no rain forecast today for Tasman fire zone
Pigeon Valley Fire: Time to scarper — with what?
When the time comes to flee, what do you grab?
Pigeon Valley Fire: Further evacuations, Govt set up $20,000 relief fund
Yesterday the 1900-hectare fire was reduced by 300-hectares.
Keep your phones on: Wakefield residents told to prepare for possible evacuation overnight
Wakefield residents have been warned they may need to flee during the night.
Nelson bush fire: Residents given temporary access to check on properties
More evacuations underway as a result of Pigeon Valley Fire as winds, humidity increase.