The fire "continued to burn actively overnight", Nelson Tasman Civil Defence said this morning. John Sutton, incident controller for the Pigeon Valley fire, said there was high humidity and wind gusts of 30kmh expected today, and 50kmh tomorrow. "The escorted convoys will be running straight through the town with no stopping or diversions," a Civil defence spokesman said. Civil Defence said this morning the fire was "under control" and firefighters were still there this morning. Biggest fire in 64 yearsThe Pigeon Valley fire wreaking havoc has become New Zealand's largest forest fire in 64 years.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 08, 2019 21:11 UTC