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Free firewood delivered to over 100 Hauraki homes
Surplus plantation logs are now being used to keep Hauraki households warm. Ngāti Tara Tokanui Trust teamed up with DoC and several local forestry contractors to get this surplus wood to over 100 homes, free of charge.
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Whangārei whānau home lost to fire
A Māori whānau have been stripped of everything after their Ōtangarei home was engulfed by flames last night.
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Local man saves elderly neigbour from house fire
A local legend saves the day. Michael Campbell is being hailed a community hero after putting out a fire that engulfed his elderly neighbours' home. Fire brigade told him that if he was a little later the entire house would've gone up in smoke
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Tūwharetoa fireknife dancer prepares for World Championships
Iraia Bailey (Ngāti Tūwharetoa) is giving his taiaha rest over the next couple of months, as he prepares to compete in the World Fireknife Championships later this year. Being a Samoan practice - only a handful of Māori are known to to be able to perform the art, and for Bailey - it has helped him to gain a greater appreciation for Pacific cultures.
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Global cooking: A nightmare for East Coast mokopuna
The Tairawhiti Region face the worst possible scenario in climate change, could escalate from 1-5 hot days a year to 80 by the end of the century.
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Lake Taupō properties subject to arson
Lake Taupō properties have been the target of arson over the past week and local Police are asking for help from the public.
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Number of Aus bushfires slowly decreasing but fire dangers due tomorrow
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.
