Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
More New Zealand firefighters to help in Australia
More New Zealand firefighters to help in Australia
Another 20 New Zealand firefighters are leaving for Melbourne at lunchtime today to fight the Victorian blazes.
National Rural Fire Officer Murary Dudfield said the firefighters would join their 13 compatriots in the Victorian back country.
Eight of the firefighters are from the Department of Conservation and the rest from forestry companies. They are from the East Coast, Hawke’s Bay, Nelson and Canterbury.
Mr Dudfield said the firefighters were taking radio equipment with them.
Ends
Advertisement - scroll to continue reading
UNICEF Aotearoa NZ: Vanuatu Quake - UNICEF Aotearoa Launches Urgent Fundraising Appeal For 40,000 Children In Need
New Zealand Defence Force: Surveillance, Aid, Responders And Evacuees Covered By RNZAF Vanuatu Flights
Leonard C. Goodman, IMI: The Democratic Party Faces Its Day Of Reckoning
APEC: Korea Sets Ambitious Priorities For APEC 2025 - Building A Sustainable Tomorrow
New Zealand Defence Force: NZDF Support To Vanuatu
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Türk Welcomes 2nd International Decade For People Of African Descent, Calls For Bold Action To Deliver Real Change