The weather is already heating up as a heat wave passes through Aotearoa New Zealand.

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Fire and Emergency New Zealand Board Chair Rebecca Keoghan congratulates seven personnel, both paid and volunteer, from Ashburton, Leeston, Amberley, Napier, Wairoa, Te Aroha and Rongotea who have been recognised in the 2026 New Year Honours List released today.

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The fire at Fernhill in Hawkes Bay has been contained with no additional damage to structures.

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Frankton Golf Centre, owned and managed by Queenstown Lakes District Council (QLDC) on behalf of the community, is back operating close to normal after a fire on 13 December closed the driving range, club house and pro shop.

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Fire and Emergency New Zealand is enforcing a ban on fireworks in the Waikato's Coromandel Zone, as of 8am Tuesday 23 December 2025 until Friday 30 January 2026.

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Fire and Emergency New Zealand is enforcing a prohibited fire season on the Tukituki West zone of Hawke's Bay as of 8am on Tuesday 23 December, until further notice.

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Parikino fireFire and Emergency New Zealand says efforts continue today to fully contain the vegetation fire at Lismore Forest near Parikino.

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Rainfall meant firefighting efforts were scaled back at a vegetation fire in Lismore Forest near Parikino this afternoon.

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A crew will monitor a vegetation fire burning in Lismore Forest near Parikino overnight, says Fire and Emergency New ZealandIncident Controller, Assistant Commander Renee Potae, says the fire is 25 percent contained, which is around 1.2 kilometres.

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Fire and Emergency New Zealand is fighting a large vegetation fire at Waiinu Beach in South Taranaki.

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Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews remain at a fire in the Lismore Forest near Parikino this afternoon.

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Firefighters will be making the most of relatively benign conditions this morning to try and contain the fire burning in the Lismore forest near Parikino.

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Firefighters supported by helicopters will resume operations this morning to try and contain the fire burning in forestry near Parakino in the Whanganui District.

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Fire and Emergency New Zealand Deputy National Commander Megan Stiffler says every time members of the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union undertake a one‑hour strike they put the people of New Zealand at risk.

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Fire and Emergency has handed back to Department of Conservation management the area affected by this week's fire in the Tongariro National Park.

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Police are not treating a fatal house fire in New Lynn on 8 December as suspicious.

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Fire crews have fully contained the fire at Tongariro National Park.

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Fire crews have made good progress in containing the fire in the Tongariro National Park.

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Please attribute the following to Manawatu Area Commander Ross Grantham:Police can confirm two people have died in a house fire at Foxton Beach today.

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Please attribute the following to Manawatu Area Commander Ross Grantham:Emergency services are attending a house fire on Queen Street in Foxton Beach this morning.

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Fire crews supported by aircraft are back at work to fully contain the fire in the Tongariro National Park.

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Police enquiries underway after a person was located deceased following a house fire in New Lynn.

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