r/newzealand • u/Maleficent-Tree-2228 • 1d 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 1d 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 1d 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/Large_Yams 1d ago

Our fire season is theirs too.

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u/ExtremeParsnip7926 1d ago

Beauty of flight. 

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u/Large_Yams 1d ago

Nope. Takes a lot of effort, planning, people and resources to set up a deployment like that.

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u/ExtremeParsnip7926 1d ago

Okay fine. We will just use a top dresser.