Firefighters battle large vegetation fire at Parikino near Whanganui

Fire crews are fighting a large 20x20m vegetation fire near State Highway 4 near Parikino north of Whanganui.

A Fire and Emergency spokeswoman said one crew was in attendance and multiple crews are on the way.

“Obviously, it is still moving and we’re in attendance at the moment trying to extinguish it and get it under control,” she said.

The Whanganui Brigade has dispatched three pumps and two tankers to the incident.

The vegetation fire is close to State Highway 4 and traffic management is currently in place.

Grass fire about SH4 the Parapara just past the River Road turn off. Photo / Bevan Conley

Crews were alerted to the incident about 11.40am on Thursday.

Photo / Bevan Conley

Eva de Jong is a reporter for the Whanganui Chronicle covering health stories and general news. She began as a reporter in 2023.