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      Home > News > National > Upper North Island

    Motorists are being urged to avoid travel between Tauranga and Katikati, with a scrub fire in Bay of Plenty's Whakamarama

    Motorists are being urged to avoid travel between Tauranga and Katikati, with a scrub fire in Bay of Plenty's Whakamarama


    Emergency services received reports before two, of the blaze near Te Puna Stream.

    State Highway 2 and some nearby roads are blocked.

    A Fire and Emergency spokespersons says nine appliances are in attendance and the fire is contained.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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