The honourable work of emergency services in Australia is paying off with the number of bushfires in Australia decreasing as the week continues.
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Kiwis braved 50 degree days to save Australians
Today a crew from the New Zealand Forest Protection Services arrived home from Australia. This is the fourth deployment for the team who were based in Tumut town, an evacuated area to the west of Australia's capital city of Canberra. Te Ao News spoke to four of the volunteers.
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One of Hawke's Bay's biggest forest fires under control
One of the biggest forest fires in Hawke's Bay is being brought under control. But emergency services say they are still not in the clear just yet with the fire between Tangoio Settlement Rd near Napier and SH2 in Wairoa.
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Bushfires set to destroy up to 5 million hectares
Officials said so far 4.9 million hectares have been "burnt out" and it is expected to grow.
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NZers wake up to the seriousness of the Aussie bushfires
New Zealanders are waking up to the seriousness of the Australian bushfires after thousands were witness to a blood orange sun caused by smoke from the fires that have traveled across the sea.
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WA Māori whānau reunited after being separated by bushfires
A Māori school teacher in Perth has been reunited with his whānau after bushfires separated him from his wife and children. Fighting back tears, Joseph Te Maihengia White, father of two, spoke with Te Ao about the harrowing ordeal, which started while he was teaching his class.
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'Catastrophic' warnings remain in place across NSW
Bushfires in New South Wales continue to rage with more than one hundred fires being recorded thus far. Warnings remain in place across the state as temperatures soar above 40 degrees and fire authorities say they do not expect any relief from conditions until well into January. This issue has now been declared a state of emergency.
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Waitahanui fire now under control
Fire and Emergency NZ confirmed with Te Ao that the vegetation fire on SH1 just north of Waitahanui, about 15km south of Taupo, is now under control.
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Epsom residents escape two fires unscathed
An unnamed Epsom whānau escaped harm as the shop they lived above was set alight twice in 24 hours.
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NZ Firefighters answer Australia’s call for help
New Zealand firefighters will join the battle against more than 50 bushfires burning out of control in New South Wales. 3 people have reportedly lost their lives, 600 schools have closed and a state of emergency has been declared in parts of southeast Australia.
