Pigeon Valley Fire: Further evacuations, Govt set up $20,000 relief fund
Yesterday the 1900-hectare fire was reduced by 300-hectares.
Yesterday the 1900-hectare fire was reduced by 300-hectares.
More evacuations underway as a result of Pigeon Valley Fire as winds, humidity increase.
"It was like a big mushroom. It was quite spectacular."
Resident woke at 3am to check on the fire and saw 'looter' lurking around.
It is another sunny day for the tinder dry Tasman region with rain likely a week away.
An additional 40 or so officers have been sent to help those in the Tasman district.
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The Tasman councillor could not believe what he saw.
This morning a civil defence emergency was declared in the Tasman Region
Tasman people have had to flee their homes to seek refuge in a evacuation centre.
Residents have been told to flee their houses, as 120ha scrub fire blazes.
It's a mixed bag weather-wise for our national day.
The incident happened on September 19, between 8.30pm and midnight.
Jonathan Ford studied fulltime while living in van and it was "the best year of my life".
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Police Minister Stuart Nash says options being considered, including saliva testing.
A year ago Kaiaua was devastated by a monster storm.
"We're absolutely devastated. Our families are very, very close."
The man was sentenced to three years and one month in prison.
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Christmas Day sun for the centre, rain or showers in the north and south
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