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Northland wildfires

Date	Fire Location	Total ha	Vegetation type
2009	Inlet Road Kerikeri	0.01	Grass, manuka, clippings
2009	Waipoua Settlement	20.00	Manuka, gorse
19/12/09	Urupukapuka Island	0.01	Camp fire, grass
20/12/09	Totara North	0.01	Saw dust & timber slab
30/12/09	Kaimaumau Ramp	0.01	Manuka, shrubland
30/12/09	Waikare	1.00	Manuka, cleared vegetation
23/12/09	Mountain Landing	5.00	Manuka, native vegetation
24/12/09	Horeke	33.00	Manuka, swamp pines
28/01/10	Waikare	0.01	Grass, manuka, gorse
3/02/10	Lake Ohia	39.63	Manuka/kanuka, wiwi
10/02/10	Ahipara	0.50	Manuka/kanuka, pampas
10/02/10	Kaimaumau	107.00	Manuka/kanuaka, swamp vegetation
10/02/10	Pouto Rototuna	33.00	Pine plantation, swamp vegetation
18/02/10	Waipoua	20.00	Pine plantation, other vegetation
17/03/10	Kerikeri Airport	51.00	Manuka/kanuka
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Dave Hunt
National Fire Coordinator
Department of Conservation
PO Box 10420
Wellington 6143
Phone +64 4 471 0726
Fax +64 4 381 3057