All of the public walking tracks near the site of the fire had been reopened to the public, but there was still work to be done to put the fire out. Winds up to 30 kph and temperatures up to 22degC were forecast for Wanaka today. Holidaymakers at Waterfall Creek on the Wanaka lake shore watch a helicopter scoop up water in its monsoon bucket to fight the fire. He thanked the Wanaka community for their generous support in supplying food and water to the command centre. It was pretty heart-warming to get the help that we got," Mr Law said.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 04, 2018 19:07 UTC