Saturday, 9 February 2019
Nelson Fire

5:57 PM.SPCA rescue technician Gina Kemp has been on the ground helping the animals who need to be evacuated. She's checking on stock on Eves Valley Road. Audio

5:52 PM.Mr. Smith gives an overview of the situation and was at the meeting in Hope and at the CDEM briefing at 4pm Audio

5:52 PM.Many evacuees at the community meetings today were worried about the welfare of stock and other animals that have had to be left behind on properties within the fire zone. The Ministry for Primary… Read more Audio

5:45 PM.Mr. Ball gives an overview of the situation. Audio

5:43 PM.Earlier today Fire and Emergency incident controller John Sutton said the prospect of 50 kilometre-an-hour winds on Sunday would put efforts to control the fire into the hands of god. Metservice… Read more Audio

5:41 PM.As we said earlier police are warning residents in Waiiti to be ready to evacuate if needed. Acting area commander for Tasman Zane Hooper addressed the media. Audio

5:38 PM.Kris Faafoi is the Civil Defence Minister and has been in Nelson today. Audio

5:35 PM.Whakatu Marae in central Nelson has opened its doors to anyone who has had to evacuate. Last night it had three or four whanau take up the offer, and marae chair Jane Dufeu said they are well stocked… Read more Audio

5:30 PM.Around 200 people were at another community meeting at Appleby School. They were grateful for the massive effort that has gone into fighting the fire. Many residents from the affected area are worried… Read more Audio

5:25 PM.RNZ's Tracy Neal was at a community meeting in Hope. She asked residents what they felt. Audio

5:20 PM.Two community meetings have been held this morning - to update the evacuees and the wider community - Over 2000 people turned up at the Hope Community Church in Nelson. At the meeting acting district… Read more Audio

5:15 PM.Reporter Andrew McRae has been inside the north east quadrant of the fire cordon near Brightwater. Audio

5:12 PM.Wind is the enemy... and there are timebombs sitting there if the wind does change... that's the message from those fighting the fires raging in the Tasman-Nelson area. In the last hour Emergency… Read more Audio