Hectares of olives up in smoke

Friday, 6 January 2017, 5:10 pm
Press Release: Hastings District Council

Nine hectares of olive trees and grazing alongside the Tuki Tuki Road were lost to fire yesterday.

The blaze was yet another warning that every care needs to be taken with fire as the region continues to turn tinder dry, said Eastern Regional Rural Fire Committee chairman Trevor Mitchell.

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