Central District police officers prepare to board an Air Force Hercules to fly to Nelson and assist with the fires. Police from around New Zealand, including some fresh out of training college, have been deployed in the Tasman district to help deal with the Nelson forest fires. They had gone to Nelson on Friday along with a further 15 from the Central District, he said. NZ POLICE Police flying aboard an Air Force Hercules to Nelson to assist with keeping the community safe during the forest fires. He didn't know long the staff from Taranaki would remain in Nelson.

Source: Stuff February 11, 2019 03:10 UTC