A helicopter helped extinguish a fire near the corner of Waimarama and Tuki Tuki roads near Havelock North today one of four rural fires despite a total Hawke's Bay fire ban.
In Meeanee there was a grass fire and near Puketapu smouldering embers from a fire on Thursday fire were extinguished on Dartmoor Rd.
Also on Dartmoor Rd dumped rubbish was set on fire at the Nagaruroro River reserve. PHOTO/DUNCAN BROWN