Fire services respond to digger on fire near Whanganui Prison

Fire services responded to a digger on fire at Kaitoke, near Whanganui Prison, on Tuesday morning.

A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesman said fire services were called to the fire on Pauri Domain Rd at 8.44am.

“They had it extinguished by 10.07am.”

One pump and a tanker from Whanganui Fire Station attended.

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