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A restricted fire season is in place for Auckland and Northland from today. Photo / RNZ
The restricted fire season covers the whole of Northland south of the Muri Whenua Zone, which is in a prohibited fire season.
Its boundary is the northern side of State Highway (SH) 10 from Taipa to Awanui, west of SH1 to Kaitaia, north side of Kaitaia-Awaroa Rd to Wainui, west side of Kaitaia-Awaroa Rd Wainui to Herekino, north side of the Herekino harbour.
The next few months will drier than usual for Auckland, causing fire danger to rise, Delvin said.
“For the greater Auckland area, weather forecasts show there is very little to no rain in the next seven days, with a long-range forecast of warmer temperatures.
“It is also forecast that in February to March, the fire season will have 40 per cent less rain than normal with a greater wind speed, which means the fire danger will be slightly above normal.
“As we have seen with recent fires, it takes a large number of our fire brigades, many of whom are volunteer, with supporting resources and aircraft to contain and control wildfires.”
