Photo: James Allan PhotographyQueenstown firefighters are going door-to-door to warn about fires and fireworks as a total fire ban is put in place in the town. Members of the brigade will deliver more than 250 flyers to households in Fernhill over the next few days. "It’s critical people don’t light [outdoor] fires or set off fireworks — it’s crazy to let them off. Outdoor fires include campfires, bonfires, rubbish fires and braziers. The total fire ban in the Queenstown Lakes area means any open fires in the Queenstown Lakes zone, as of 8am on Friday, will be illegal.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 21, 2017 16:07 UTC