Rotorua Daily Post
  • Rotorua Daily Post home
  • Latest news
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
  • Property
  • Sport
  • Video
  • Death notices
  • Classifieds

Subscriptions

  • Herald Premium
  • Viva Premium
  • The Listener
  • BusinessDesk

Sections

  • Latest news
  • On The Up
  • Business
  • Opinion
  • Lifestyle
    • All Lifestyle
    • Residential property listings
  • Property
    • All Property
    • Dairy farming
    • Sheep & beef farming
    • Horticulture
    • Animal health
    • Rural business
    • Rural life
    • Rural technology
  • Rural
  • Sport

Locations

  • Tauranga
  • Te Puke
  • Whakatāne
  • Rotorua
  • Tokoroa
  • Taupō & Tūrangi

Media

  • Video
  • Photo galleries
  • Today's Paper - E-Editions
  • Photo sales

Weather

  • Rotorua
  • Tauranga
  • Whakatāne
  • Tokoroa
  • Taupō

NZME Network

  • Advertise with NZME
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • BusinessDesk
  • Newstalk ZB
  • Sunlive
  • ZM
  • The Hits
  • Coast
  • Radio Hauraki
  • The Alternative Commentary Collective
  • Gold
  • Flava
  • iHeart Radio
  • Hokonui
  • Radio Wanaka
  • iHeartCountry New Zealand
  • Restaurant Hub
  • NZME Events

SubscribeSign In

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Home / Rotorua Daily Post

Controlled burn sends smoke across Rotorua's west

Rotorua Daily Post
27 May, 2020 08:24 PMQuick Read

Subscribe to listen

Access to Herald Premium articles require a Premium subscription. Subscribe now to listen.
Already a subscriber?  Sign in here

Listening to articles is free for open-access content—explore other articles or learn more about text-to-speech.
‌
Save

    Share this article

A witness said it appeared a large amount of wood was being burned off. Photo / Supplied

A witness said it appeared a large amount of wood was being burned off. Photo / Supplied

A controlled burn sending smoke across Rotorua's western suburbs is set to burn through until Sunday.

Residents reported seeing large amounts of smoke coming from a property in Pukehangi yesterday and again today.

A Fire and Emergency NZ spokeswoman said crews were notified that a safe and controlled burn was taking place on a Pukehangi Rd property and would continue through to Sunday.

A witness said it appeared a large amount of wood was being burned off.

Discover more

New Zealand

To the maimai, to the pond! Duck shooting season under way

26 May 06:55 PM
New Zealand

Police pursuit shootout: Elderly people nearly run over in chase - witness

27 May 07:00 PM

Six arrested after two separate police chases through Rotorua

27 May 08:15 PM

All invited to Rotorua's Queen's Birthday high tea

28 May 10:02 PM
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.
Save

    Share this article

Latest from Rotorua Daily Post

Rotorua Daily Post

'Shocking' cuts: 160-plus jobs at risk, campuses face closure

Rotorua Daily Post

Kea Kids News: The small rugby player making big moves

Watch
Rotorua Daily Post

'No significant changes': All calm after quake swarm at Ruapehu


Sponsored

Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky

Advertisement
Advertise with NZME.

Latest from Rotorua Daily Post

'Shocking' cuts: 160-plus jobs at risk, campuses face closure
Rotorua Daily Post

'Shocking' cuts: 160-plus jobs at risk, campuses face closure

With declining student numbers, 'it is just no longer viable to operate in this way'.

14 Jul 11:58 PM
Kea Kids News: The small rugby player making big moves
Rotorua Daily Post

Kea Kids News: The small rugby player making big moves

Watch
14 Jul 11:26 PM
'No significant changes': All calm after quake swarm at Ruapehu
Rotorua Daily Post

'No significant changes': All calm after quake swarm at Ruapehu

14 Jul 11:23 PM


Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky
Sponsored

Solar bat monitors uncover secrets of Auckland’s night sky

06 Jul 09:47 PM
NZ Herald
  • About NZ Herald
  • Meet the journalists
  • Newsletters
  • Classifieds
  • Help & support
  • Contact us
  • House rules
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of use
  • Competition terms & conditions
  • Our use of AI
Subscriber Services
  • Rotorua Daily Post e-edition
  • Manage your print subscription
  • Manage your digital subscription
  • Subscribe to Herald Premium
  • Subscribe to the Rotorua Daily Post
  • Gift a subscription
  • Subscriber FAQs
  • Subscription terms & conditions
  • Promotions and subscriber benefits
NZME Network
  • Rotorua Daily Post
  • The New Zealand Herald
  • The Northland Age
  • The Northern Advocate
  • Waikato Herald
  • Bay of Plenty Times
  • Hawke's Bay Today
  • Whanganui Chronicle
  • Viva
  • NZ Listener
  • Newstalk ZB
  • BusinessDesk
  • OneRoof
  • Driven Car Guide
  • iHeart Radio
  • Restaurant Hub
NZME
  • About NZME
  • NZME careers
  • Advertise with NZME
  • Digital self-service advertising
  • Book your classified ad
  • Photo sales
  • NZME Events
  • © Copyright 2025 NZME Publishing Limited
TOP