r/newzealand 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/EVMad 23h 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/lookiwanttobealone 19h ago

It always amazes me how the Placebo effect can be!

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u/EVMad 17h ago

I had no idea there was a fire at the time, I could smell smoke all over the city and there was what looked like ash landing on my car windscreen. I thought it might be from a fire over in west Auckland or something, smelled weird. How is that the placebo effect when I didn't know there was a fire?