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Student Volunteer Army to help with Lake Ōhau conservation

Student Volunteer Army to help with Lake Ōhau conservation
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Fireworks bans spark up around country for summer

Fireworks have been banned in more areas around the country as part of efforts to reduce the risk of wildfire over summer.

Lake Ōhau holidaymaker hopes lessons can be learned after fire

Fire crews were faced with an apocalyptic scene when they came to battle the Lake Ōhau fire. A holidaymaker who was staying at Lake Ōhau when a fire devastated the village in October says her family was not alerted to the dangers when others were and she hopes lessons can be learned. A massive fire swept through Lake Ōhau Village in the early hours of October 3, destroying 48 properties, burning across more than 5000 hectares and resulting in insurance claims of $34.8 million. All the residents and visitors managed to safely evacuate the village and there was no loss of human life. At the time, Fire and Emergency NZ (Fenz) staff labelled those who raced around the village knocking on doors, raising people from their slumber to escape the fire, as heroes.

How to minimise fire risk this dry season

Do not light fires : FENZ warning after Christchurch battles two separate fires

Do not light fires : FENZ warning after Christchurch battles two separate fires Newshub 25/01/2021 © Video - Newshub; Image - Newshub Watch: Fire and Emergency New Zealand s warning to New Zealanders. Do not light fires - that s the warning from Fire and Emergency (FENZ) as their crews work to battle two separate blazes in Christchurch on Monday. Fire crews and helicopters were called in to battle a large scrub fire in Redcliffs around 1:30pm on Monday. Within half an hour, it had spread up the valley. I came home to try and dampen things down and make sure our place doesn t catch fire, a Christchurch resident said.

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