Tūrangi’s volunteer firefighters have become instant stars with their funny videos setting TikTok alight.
Tūrangi Volunteer Fire Brigade chief fire officer Peter Hanne and volunteer Tommi Joyce have been creating the TikTok videos with the help of other volunteers.
The most popular so far, with over five million
views is a take-off of Cuban-American rapper D J Lazz’s song Move Shake Drop.
Another video is based on a Bentley advertisement. In the original, a model whispers “Bentley” as she shows viewers around various features of the luxury car. In the Tūrangi edition, the firefighters pose in various positions, in full kit, whispering “fire twuk”. It has received 1.1 million views so far.
All up, the various videos have been viewed over 10 million times, with other subjects including a daylight savings smoke alarm reminder and a special video for Māori Language Week Te Wiki o te Reo Māori.
