Hugh Wallace
Learning how fires behave to keep control them in the future
19 Feb 2024
Fire scientists are looking for land with gorse and trees to burn, with the aim of learning more about how fire behaves. Hugh Wallace is a wildfire scientist at Scion, the Crown research institute for… Audio
Wildfire scientists determine how Port Hills blaze might spread
15 Feb 2024
Wildfire scientists have taken samples of the soil, moisture and fuel sources near the fire in the Port Hills, to help predict how the blaze might spread.
The Crown research institute for forestry… Audio
Responding to drought in Waikato
10 Mar 2020
Hugh Wallace, a dairy farmer from Wharepapa, south of Te Awamutu, decided it was time for a Drought Shout, getting his community together at the local hall for a bbq, to see how everyone is coping… Audio