Earlier: Hundreds of evacuated Tasman residents are entering a fourth day of uncertainty about the fate of their homes and livestock as a massive blaze near Nelson continues to burn.

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Yesterday the 1900-hectare fire was reduced by 300-hectares.

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Wakefield residents have been warned they may need to flee during the night.

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Will Trafford gives an update on the Nelson fire.

The farmer said it was "an accident waiting to happen" with so much dry grass around.

Tasman farmer Steve German speaks about the horror of putting down burned animals. Video / Mark Mitchell

Fire, police, and Civil Defence have reassured residents that evacuation was not a decision taken lightly, and they would get people back into their homes as soon as it was safe.

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Earlier: Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has praised firefighters tackling the "mammoth" Nelson bush inferno as a $20,000 relief fund was unveiled.

One home was destroyed overnight as fire crews plan for another tricky day battling the Tasman fire.

Resident woke at 3am to check on the fire and saw 'looter' lurking around.

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Earlier:Firefighters have been working overnight to contain a devastating blaze in the Tasman district which has burned large tracts of land, destroyed homes and killed livestock.

Helicopters are attacking the 1870ha fire.

Earlier: Man uses digger to save home from Tasman blaze

Earlier: Helicopters are attacking the 1870ha fire, spread across 20km, from the air as Civil Defence declares a state of emergency and more than 170 homes have been evacuated or self-evacuated.

Redwood Valley evacuee describes property damage from Tasman district fire

Earlier: More than 100 homes have been evacuated or self-evacuated with people registering with the Civil Defence Centre in Wakefield.

Tasman people have had to flee their homes to seek refuge in a evacuation centre.