Saturday, 06 September 2008
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Fire Not Out
The six-day blaze that scorched 740ha of land above Lake Wakatipu has yet to be declared out officially. Queenstown Lakes District Co... 25 March 2008 | Topix - Wildland | Written By The Press |
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Rural Blazes Subdued By Firefighters
Two rural fires in Otago and Canterbury are under control. Department of Conservation (DOC) workers were yesterday extinguishing the... 27 February 2008 | Topix - Wildland | Written By The Press |
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Wind Fans Blaze South Island Fires
A fire, fanned by strong north-westerly winds, stretched for up to 1km near Rakaia yesterday. Local fire crews arrived at the scene,... 25 February 2008 | Topix - Wildland | Written By The Press |
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Hill Fires Threaten Homes - Police Suspect Arson
Arson is suspected in two fires that raged in the hills above Christchurch yesterday. The largest of the fires, in Heathcote Valley,... 8 February 2008 | Topix - Wildland | Written By Dan Silkstone |
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Bushfires Rage On Public Land
Fire crews have been battling large bush fires for more than two days on public conservation land. The Department of Conservation, fi... 2 February 2008 | Topix - Wildland | Written By Felicity Rookes |
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Helicopters Help Fight Fires
Four Palmerston North helicopters are filling in for absent rain clouds, dousing fires in the Chatham Islands and Blenheim. The Helip... 3 December 2007 | Topix - Wildland | Written By Evening Standard |
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Scrub Fire Puts Forest At Risk
Firefighters spent two hours battling a blaze believed to have been started by fireworks in the Spooner Range Monday night, and just... 7 November 2007 | Topix - Wildland | Written By Nelson Mail |
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Emergency Services Are Still Battling The Bush Fires At Waihopai
Emergency services are still battling the bush fires at Waihopai, near Blenheim. Authorities say even though the fires are still burn... 26 March 2007 | Topix - Wildland | Written By NZCity |
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Fire Sweeps Farm
More than 100 hectares of grassland and forest debris were left blackened after a fire raced through three farms near Bulls yesterday... 28 February 2007 | Topix - Wildland | Written By Evening Standard |
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Bulls Fire Cost Tops $200,000
A fire that swept through 100ha of grassland and forest near Bulls on Monday cost more than $200,000 to extinguish. It remains unclea... 28 February 2007 | Topix - Wildland | Written By Evening Standard |
