Department of Conservation campgrounds around Northland are packed as holidaymakers count down to the New Year in some of the region's most scenic spots.
Memories of large blazes on pristine islands in Northland, as well as cases of campfires being lit in vulnerable areas, have sparked a warning from the.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand is urging people not to light fires on islands that are public conservation land this summer following campfires being lit on Motumaire near Paihia, and Waewaetorea in the outer Bay of Islands. This comes after several .
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By Peter de Graaf of RNZ
Up to 50 large gum trees have been poisoned near Kerikeri’s historic Stone Store.
The poisoning has shocked Kerikeri residents and