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Wellington District moves to prohibited fire season

27 February 2024 | Fire Season Updates

The Wellington District moves to a prohibited fire season from 8am Wednesday 28 February until further notice.

Hawke’s Bay moves to restricted fire season, Tararua East goes prohibited.

20 February 2024 | Fire Season Updates

From 8am on Tuesday, 20 February, most of Hawke’s Bay moves to a restricted fire season. Tararua East moves to a prohibited fire season.

Correction to Port Hills Update #21

20 February 2024 | Fire Season Updates

Correction - 5mm of rain fell on the Port Hills fire this morning -

Parts of Nelson Tasman move to a prohibited fire season

17 February 2024 | Fire Season Updates

The Coastal, Waimea and Nelson North zones in Nelson Tasman move to a prohibited fire season from 6am on Saturday 17 February, until further notice.

Coastal Waitaki moves to a prohibited fire season

16 February 2024 | Fire Season Updates

fire season update - Coastal Waitaki moves to a prohibited fire season from 8am Monday 19 February, until further notice.

Thames Coromandel and North Waikato move to a restricted fire season

16 February 2024 | Fire Season Updates

The Thames Coromandel and North Waikato districts move to a restricted fire season from 9am on Friday 16 February, until further notice.

Restricted Fire Season for the Bay of Plenty

14 February 2024 | Fire Season Updates

The Bay of Plenty will move to a restricted fire season from 6am on Thursday 15 February, until further notice.

Auckland and Northland move to a restricted fire season

14 February 2024 | Fire Season Updates

Fire and Emergency New Zealand’s Te Hiku Region (Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland and Te Tai Tokerau Northland) moves to a restricted fire season.