The blaze that fire fighters worked to quell on the hill outside central Nelson has flared up. MARTIN DE RUYTER Helicopters with monsoon buckets fight a fire in trees in Iwi Road, Nelson. A spokesman for Fire and Emergency New Zealand said there had been "a bit of a flare up" but that the blaze was contained. MARTIN DE RUYTER Helicopters with monsoon buckets fight a fire in trees in Iwi Road, Nelson. She saw three helicopters with monsoon buckets filling up from the Nelson Haven, she said.

Source: Stuff February 08, 2019 02:43 UTC