The scene at Makorori Beach near Gisborne on Thursday as a smoke haze from the Australian bushfires cloaked parts of the east coast of the North Island. Photo / Supplied, Gray Clapham
Parts of the North Island may be hazy today, as a strong northwest wind brings smoke from Australia.
Smoke from the fires currently raging in several states of Australia covered parts of the South Island on New Year's Day, including Fox Glacier which received a dusting of ash, reports
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Some residents described a smell like "extinguished campfires".
The following day the smoke also affected skies in the North Island.
A MetService forecaster, Sonja Farmer, said today's smoke won't be as thick as previous plumes.
