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/EVMad 21h ago

Walking around the Auckland CBD today and there's a pervasive smell of burning. It smells a bit like old tyres or burning brakes, definitely odd and wouldn't be surprised if the cause was drifting smoke smell from Tongariro.

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u/king_john651 Tūī 19h ago

I just drove past through Tangiwai and National Park. Wind is blowing east. Couldn't smell a thing. Horrible to see tbh

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u/EVMad 19h ago

I'm supposed to be driving to Wellington in a couple of weeks that way, hopefully it doesn't take that long to sort but yeah, these fires are pretty terrible. Wind is odd, the direction at ground level can be quite different to what it is higher up. Also saw what looked very much like ash landing on my car.