Lavenda Collins took this video of the fire as she was leaving Aoraki/ Mt Cook Village in a convoy on Monday. "I wasn't scared coming through, just really, really sad. Smith confirmed that about 10 people have been evacuated from six residences on the western side of Lake Pukaki. Supplied This map shows where the fire, in the south-western corner of Lake Pukaki, was burning on Sunday night. Bejon Haswell/Stuff A helicopter fills a monsoon bucket from Lake Pukaki on Monday morning in the battle to extinguish a nearby fire.

Source: Stuff August 30, 2020 19:56 UTC