Tiwai Point scrub fire explodes to cover 1200 hectares, crews to remain overnight
Fire and Emergency (FENZ) said it was alerted to the large scrub fire at around midnight and it had since grown to 1200 ...
Tiwai Point scrub fire explodes to cover 250 hectares
A fire in Southland has doubled in size since it broke, with 40 firefighters and five helicopters working to contain it.
1200ha burnt during Tiwai Pt fire; 10 helicopters, 8 firetrucks fight blaze
Eight firetrucks and 10 helicopters continue to battle a large fire near Tiwai Pt after it grew dramatically in size. The ...
Tiwai Peninsula Vegetation Fire Update
Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews have been working hard to contain a large vegetation fire in mixed scrub and wetland on ...
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'Huge day': Tiwai Point aluminium smelter gets 20-year life-extension in new power deal
Smelter owner, Rio Tinto ... to invest but they need some certainty about what's happening with Tiwai," said Invercargill Mayor Nobby Clark. Not only is the smelter Southlands' biggest employer ...