A fourth fire has broken out in New Zealand today. Image / Google
A fourth fire has broken out in New Zealand today. Image / Google
Four properties have been evacuated in Northland where a fire has chewed through 10ha of bush.
It comes as emergency crews scramble to fight three separate blazes roaring in the South Island - one in the Tasman, another in Lake Ohau and the third in Livingstone.
Police say four homeshave been evacuated in Ahipara, where a bush fire has been raging near Ngakaroa Rd since around 12.45pm today.
Three houses nearby have been evacuated, more as a precaution, as at this stage the flames are not putting the houses in danger. Nobody is believed to have been harmed in the fire, Northern Advocate reported.
Police have closed the bottom of Ngakuroa Rd to prevent people from getting to the site to "help out".
Seven crews are battling the scrub fire, which is 250m x 250m, with the help of two helicopters.
Meanwhile, dozens of homes at Lake Ohau in Waitaki District are believed to have been destroyed in a major forest fire that is understood to have been sparked by an electrical arc from power lines.
