Firefighters are confident a large vegetation fire burning on Tiwai Peninsula, near Bluff, is under control. The fire, which began on Thursday, was burning over 1200 hectares of scrub and valuable ...
Incident Commander Bill Pike said the fire is now contained and six fire trucks from Greerton, Omokoroa, KatiKati and Tauranga are dampening down hotspots. No evacuations were required. "The fire is ...