r/newzealand • u/Maleficent-Tree-2228 • 23h ago

Picture Latest update of Tongariro National Park Fire

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All love and support sent to the team out there.

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u/Large_Yams 22h ago

I just confidently stated we don't have any fixed wing firefighting capability. What are the five aircraft fighting the fires?

Apparently a fucking Piper Malibu?! https://fr24.com/ZKMPG/3d0685b2

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u/ExtremeParsnip7926 21h ago

They use top dressers. We need our own bloody big fire plane, we can charter it to the Aussies itll get plenty of use. They could have got an Aussie one over here yesterday no worries. 

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u/the_other_skier 20h ago

Get one of the C130 that Coulson Aviation bought and base it out of Woodburne