Fire and Emergency Services have responded to around a dozen calls around Auckland for smoke produced from hangis. Photo: NZ HeraldFire and Emergency Services have had a busy morning responding to calls about traditional cooking fires such as hangis and umus. A spokesman said they had responded to around a dozen calls around Auckland from concerned neighbours that had seen smoke. Around 110 people had registered their cooking fires with the fire service, and others were encouraged to do so too. He said the smoke generated from a hangi or umu looks similar to that of a rubbish fire.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 24, 2017 21:00 UTC