Crews work to dampen hotspots after Tongariro National Park fire

Wednesday 12 November 2025 · 3 outlets · 4 reports · updated Wed 12 Nov 2025, 7:44pm

In this story Fire and Emergency New Zealand, Department of Conservation

Fire and Emergency NZ and Department of Conservation crews are dampening down hotspots following a wildfire that scorched almost 3000 hectares of Tongariro National Park. After containing the blaze, management of the site was handed back to the Department of Conservation on Wednesday.

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1. RNZWed 12 Nov 2025, 11:29am

   Fire crews put in 'grunt' work to dampen down Tongariro fire hotspots (opens in new tab)

   • Tongariro blaze: 'Tough decision' to send in diggers to build firebreaks (opens in new tab) Wed 12 Nov 2025, 7:15pm
2. 1NewsWed 12 Nov 2025, 5:10pm

   Drone footage reveals scorched landscape after Tongariro fire (opens in new tab)

3. StuffWed 12 Nov 2025, 7:44pm

   Drone footage captures scorched Tongariro landscape after massive wildfire (opens in new tab)