New Hikurangi community police get a warm welcome from residents
10 May, 2021 05:00 PM
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Newly appointed Hikurangi senior constable Pete Thomas at the casual meet and greet hosted by the community at the Hikurangi Bowling Club. Photo / Michael Cunningham
Newly appointed Hikurangi senior constable Pete Thomas at the casual meet and greet hosted by the community at the Hikurangi Bowling Club. Photo / Michael Cunningham
Multimedia journalist for the Northern Advocatekarina.cooper@nzme.co.nz
Third time s the charm for senior police constable Pete Thomas, whose trio of stints as a Hikurangi community cop finally landed him a much-craved permanent position.
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Five helicopters, two excavators, three bulldozers and 65 firefighters are battling the blaze near Pipiwai. The fire spread to pine trees near Pipiwai Road, and the road is being closed so the trees can be dropped, he said. The road was closed from about 4km east of the village, extending for about 150m. A fire break was also cut in the forest, but the containment lines were “getting a bit loose”, Booth admitted. Incident Controller Geoff Purcell said Fire and Emergency is working closely with residents and will notify them if risks increase. “We are also encouraging people living nearby to keep their windows closed and stay inside to avoid the smoke.”
Pipiwai fire: Biggest blaze so far this summer 95 per cent contained
29 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Peter de Graaf is a reporter for the Northern Advocatepeter.degraaf@northernadvocate.co.nznorthernadvocat
Firefighters were last night hoping to fully contain Northland s biggest fire so far this summer before the forecast onset of extreme fire conditions this weekend.
As of yesterday the Pipiwai Rd fire had razed just under 180ha of young pine forest. It was being fought by six helicopters using monsoon buckets and about 65 forestry and Department of Conservation workers on the ground.
Three bulldozers and two diggers were cutting fire breaks around the perimeter.