Mike Grant
Waitaki District Mayor on Lake Ōhau fire damage
Locals have begun to pick up the pieces after fires roared through Lake Ōhau Village in the Mackenzie Country.
Today residents will be allowed, under supervision, to make brief trips into their homes… Audio
Effort to extinguish Lake Ōhau fire continue amid strong winds
The effort to extinguish the fires at Lake Ōhau in the Mackenzie Basin will continue this morning after warm temperatures and strong winds frustrated firefighters on Monday.
Lake Ōhau locals were… Audio
At least 40 homes destroyed by fire at Lake Ohau
Lake Ohau residents are hoping they will have the chance to pick over the remains of their homes this afternoon, with most of the village's 50 houses thought to have been destroyed in a fire that's… Audio
Total fire ban for Otago and Southland
Today a total fire ban has been imposed across the entire Otago and Southland regions. Audio
Reopening of Dyers Rd now priority for Port Hills fire crews
Civil Defence incident controller Mike Grant says the bulk of Dyers Pass Road in the Port Hills remains closed- with no word on when it will be reopened. Audio
Driest December leads to large number of fires
The Fire Service says there has been an unusually high number of fires in rural parts of Southland and a small area of Otago. Audio
Aged Care dismisses resthome audit
The Aged Care Association says the audit of a Palmerston North resthome where a 103 year old woman was tied to her bed does not stack up. Audio
DHB defends closure of controversial rest home
The family of an elderly woman whose apparent poor care led to a rest home being closed yesterday are standing by the rest home and its owners. Audio
Rest home closes after 103 year old tied to bed
The Rose A Lea rest home in Palmerston North has been closed down after a complaint about a 103 year old woman being tied to a bed. Audio
Central District Rest Home Contract Terminated
Ranfurly Manor that is run by Silvercare Ltd, which is currently under statutory management, is expected to close by next year. Audio