Dozens of residents evacuated from Waipoua due to fire

Dozens of residents from the Waipoua settlement in Northland could be out of their homes for a week, as a large fire continues to rage in grassland and pine forest nearby. Yesterday afternoon the fire had grown to more than 70 hectares with about a five kilometre perimeter, with 10 appliances and seven helicopters fighting it. FENZ incident controller Corey Matchitt spoke with Ingrid Hipkiss.