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Prohibited fire season for Southland

1 February 2023 | Fire Season Updates

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has declared a prohibited fire season for Southland as of 8 am Wednesday 1 February 2023, until further notice.

Auckland weather update

1 February 2023 | Emergency Information

Fire and Emergency is responding to a steady stream of 111 calls relating to the current burst of rain in Auckland, after a quiet night.

Fire and Emergency declares a prohibited fire season for Dunedin, Strath Taieri, Mopanui, and Coastal Waitaki

31 January 2023 | Fire Season Updates

Dunedin, Strath Taieri, Mopanui, and Coastal Waitaki zones have moved to a prohibited fire season as of 8am this morning (31 January 2023), until further notice

North Island weather update #8

30 January 2023 | Announcements

Fire and Emergency’s Communication Centres have received 348 calls in the past 24 hours. 273 of these calls were from Auckland, Waikato and the Bay of Plenty.

Auckland Waikato and Bay of Plenty weather update #7

29 January 2023 | Emergency Information

Fire and Emergency Auckland flooding call out numbers update and a thankyou to staff and volunteers from CE Kerry Gregory

Auckland weather update #6

28 January 2023 | Announcements

Auckland weather update #6
Fire and Emergency crews responded to 719 events during the Auckland flooding event. We received 2242 111 calls in total

Auckland weather update #5

28 January 2023 | Emergency Information

Fire and Emergency is working through the backlog of less urgent 111 calls from last night, contacting callers to see whether they still need assistance.

Auckland weather update #4

27 January 2023 | Emergency Information

Fire crews are prioritising rescues and urging Aucklanders to only call 111 if there is a threat to life tonight.