A reader has sent me these photos of a fire near the old health camp at Ōtaki Beach today (23 March 2024). The photos were taken from Uxbridge Terrace. As the sparks fly, that's a distance of about 5 Km.
Update, 24 March 2024, Multiple fire crews battling blaze near Ōtaki Beach:
Fire and Emergency said in a statement it was alerted to the fire, behind the former Ōtaki Health Camp, just after 5pm.
"The fire is burning slowly through very thick bracken and gorse and has burnt through approximately five hectares."
Six rural crews were working to contain the fire and keep it away from homes, the statement said. …
On Friday a large workshop was destroyed in a fire in Swamp Road, on the other side of the Ōtaki River to this fire.
Update, 29 March 2024:
Two 17-year-olds were referred to Youth Services in relation to a bush fire at Ōtaki Beach last Saturday, 23 March.
