Open Fire Season declared by Fire and Emergency New Zealand

Fire and Emergency New Zealand have revoked the PROHIBITED fire season.

This change is effective from the Monday 20^th April 2020

The following areas will be in an OPEN fire season:

• Hauraki District
• Waikato District
• Waipa District
• Waitomo District
• Otorohanga District
• Matamata-Piako District
• South Waikato District

An OPEN fire season allows fires to be lit in the open air, without a fire permit.

 

Thames-Coromandel area will move from a PROHIBITED Fire Season to a RESTRICTED Fire Season.

Fire permits are required to light fires in the open air for this area

 

For more information please go to www.checkitsalright.nz