21 Oct 2025

FENZ receive hundreds of weather related callouts

From Checkpoint, 5:26 pm on 21 October 2025

Evacuations are underway across Kaikoura due to multiple large fires as wild weather causes chaos across the country. Winds gusting more than 100 kilometres an hour have toppled trees & vehicles. Between midnight and 3pm, fire crews responded to 131 weather-related callouts across New Zealand. Assistant National Commander at Fire and Emergency, Ken Cooper spoke to Lisa Owen.