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Firefighting is expected to continue on Matakana Island for several days. Fire and Emergency Incident Controller Jeff Maunder said thermal imaging from last night’s drone flights had identified around 200 hotspots that would have to be dealt with. .
About 20 firefighters and five fire trucks battled a blaze at an Auckland home this afternoon. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) spokesperson told the.