Fire and Emergency New Zealand have changed the Fire Season Status for the Waikato / Thames area.
These changes will take place on Monday 18th March 2018.
Rural Zones
All of the Rural Zones in the Waikato / Thames Valley Coromandel area will go from a Prohibited Fire Season to Restricted Fire Season (Fire Permit Required)
Urban Zones
The following Urban Zones will go from a Prohibited Fire Season to Restricted Fire Season (Fire Permit Required)
Other Urban Zones will go from a Prohibited Fire Season to Open Fire Season (No Fire Permit Required)
For fire authorise fire type and FAQs please go to the Check it alright web site.
For Status Definitions for Open, Restricted, Prohibited go to
http://urban.checkitsalright.nz/status-definitions/