Waimakiriri Mayor Dan Gordon says his heart goes out to people affected by two big fires in Canterbury. Two homes and a church were destroyed in the North Canterbury fires yesterday and dozens of properties evacuated. Two homes and a church were destroyed in North Canterbury yesterday. Photo: NZ HeraldResident Elizabeth du Plessis, who lost her property to the fire, told The New Zealand Herald she is devastated. Another resident, George Gooderham, told the Herald he was painting inside his property when he smelled smoke and went outside to see his whole hedge on fire.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 20, 2024 02:28 UTC