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All tracks in the Wither Hills Farm Park were re-opened on April 1 following good rains in the area. “Anyone planning a fire in the open in these areas will still need to apply for a fire permit and follow the conditions listed on the permit,” Hayles said. An online tool is available on Fire and Emergency’s website to help people understand fire risks and obtain guidance on whether they need a permit to light a fire.
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The Blenheim Volunteer Fire Brigade and the Renwick Volunteer Fire Brigade attended “to look after the house”. A helicopter also provided a dozen or so” monsoon buckets of water, filled from the back of a Hilux ute, Hayles said. “And a tractor was there, filling its bucket from a creek and splashing it around. It all helped . We had a good outcome today.”
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FENZ Marlborough Kaikōura principal rural fire officer Chris Hayles warns against using machinery in the afternoon. The fire was sparked by a worker grinding the top of a well pipe, sending sparks into some dry grass.
Making the Case for New Zealand Reds
BY REBECCA GIBB MW | MARCH 02, 2021
Almost a century before Pinot Noir found its feet in Central Otago and Martinborough, a Croatian-born viticulturist toured New Zealand to assess the potential for making wine. In 1895, Romeo Bragato visited the country’s fledgling vineyards, tasting the fruit and delivering his thoughts on the suitability of the climate and soils. In his
Report on the Prospects of Viticulture in New Zealand, he declared that Central Otago, the Wairarapa and Hawke’s Bay were well adapted to wine production. In a later publication Bragato suggested that the most suitable red grapes were Syrah, the two Cabernets, Dolcetto and Pinot Noir. However, the brakes were slammed on New Zealand’s development as a wine-producing nation. Bragato’s report coincided with the rise of a strong temperance movement, which led to a close-run vote on prohibition in 1919 and ushered in a slew of restrictive measures on wine sales, some of w