While the fire danger index remains high, the restricted fire season throughout the district has been lifted.
"We made this decision because of the continuing autumn weather conditions and the fact there has been some substantial agricultural burn offs with no incidents," the Tararua District Council's principal rural fire officer
Paddy Driver said.
Rain throughout the district has also helped, with 3mm falling at Te Rehunga on Monday morning and a similar amount during a thunderstorm in Dannevirke. Norsewood also had 3mm, but temperatures into the mid-20s by Monday afternoon had burnt off the moisture.
However, Mr Driver warns there is still a lot of long grass on the side of the roads and people intending to burn should be aware of this and take extra care.
"The weather could still change and raise the index to extreme over the next few weeks," he said.
