Fire crews tackled a blaze on Sunday evening that was threatening a home at Kaiteriteri. Fireworks are believed to be the cause of a grass fire that threatened a house in Kaiteriteri. Motueka and Kaiteriteri chief fire officer Mike Riddell said the Kaiteriteri crew in particular did good job and stopped the blaze reaching the Talisman Heights home on Sunday night. MARTIN DE RUYTER/STUFF Fireworks are believed to be the cause of the blaze. The Kaiteriteri crew did a "good job, working under duress" until the other crews arrived to assist, to prevent the fire from reaching the house.

Source: Stuff November 11, 2018 20:03 UTC