Helicopters and fire crews are tackling a fire at a beach near Aramoana in Dunedin this afternoon. Fire and Emergency New Zealand was called at 12.30pm to a fire in pine trees at Whareakeake - also known as Murdering Beach. The 100m by 150m blaze included multiple seeds of fire, a FENZ spokesman saidTwo helicopters had been called due to difficulty getting to the site. Two appliances from Waitati and Wakari were at the scene.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 08, 2019 00:33 UTC