Three vegetation fires in the Far North on Thursday evening have demonstrated how tinder dry the grass in Northland is . The first two fires broke out about.
Firefighters says the blaze near Kaimaumau in the Far North is all but contained - but there are still some hotspots and the fire is expected to smoulder for weeks.
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