Residents return home after Port Waikato scrub fire evacuations

Monday 17 February 2025 · 5 outlets · 5 reports · updated Tue 18 Feb 2025, 6:26am

In this story Fire and Emergency New Zealand

Fourteen homes were evacuated as a precaution on Monday afternoon after a scrub fire broke out on Maunsell Road in Port Waikato. Fire and Emergency NZ crews and helicopters responded to the blaze, which burned through layers of vegetation. Residents have since been allowed to return to their homes.

How they headlined it

13h

Mon 3:07pm4:31pm5:40pmTue 6:26am

1. Waikato Times via StuffMon 17 Feb 2025, 3:07pm

   Homes evacuated after scrub fire breaks out in Port Waikato (opens in new tab)

   Also on Stuff (opens in new tab)

2. 1NewsMon 17 Feb 2025, 4:31pm

   Homes evacuated as precaution during scrub fire near Port Waikato (opens in new tab)

3. NZ HeraldMon 17 Feb 2025, 4:32pm

   Evacuations begin with large Port Waikato bushfire ‘rapidly spreading’ (opens in new tab)

   • Firefighters to return to Waikato bush fire after evacuations last night (opens in new tab) Tue 18 Feb 2025, 6:26am
4. RNZMon 17 Feb 2025, 5:40pm

   Residents returning home after large Port Waikato bush-fire (opens in new tab)