Firefighters from nine brigades are responding to the fire Lee Valley, supported by aerial attack from helicopters with monsoon buckets. Eleven houses on River Terrace between the Lee Valley Bridge over the Wairoa River and Mead Road have been evacuated .
All six helicopters fighting the Lee Valley fire have been grounded because of a drone sighted in the area. A seventh helicopter has also been stood down before it reached the fireground. Police are actively seeking the drone operator. Fire and .
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