Helicopters continue to drop water on the burning pine plantation near Picton. A fire has broken out in a pine forestry block near Picton aerodrome. RICKY WILSON/STUFF A helicopter drops water on a fire in a pine plantation near Picton. RICKY WILSON/STUFF A helicopter battling a Picton forest fire collects water in a monsoon bucket. The fire was well away from State Highway 1, between Blenheim and Picton, near Speeds Rd at Koromiko.

Source: Stuff February 28, 2019 01:05 UTC