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• Auckland Airport to discount passenger charges

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• Smell of death permeates cities as people search for survivors

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• Young family loses ‘absolutely everything’ in rental house f ire

  A fire that ripped through a South Wairarapa rental home has left a family of six with nothing except the clothes on their backs, says a charitable local.

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  Cheryl Cavanagh: Growing our own vegetables wherever possible, and giving the surplus to the neighbours.

• News in brief, April 1 Open fire season announced Quiz fundraiser for local arts and media SWDC sports grants

  Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) moved Wairarapa into an open fire season yesterday until further notice. This means that permits are no longer needed in order to be able to light fires outdoors. Fenz community risk manager Phil Soal said there had been several wet weather events in the past couple of weeks, and temperatures generally are a lot cooler. “This means that any wildfires that get started will move slower and be easier to control and extinguish,” he said. “We are expecting more of the same weather for the foreseeable future, so we’re confident this is the right time to relax the fire restrictions ... However, although we’re heading back to an open season, there are places where vegetation is still very dry. Fenz expects people to check the conditions before lighting fires at their location by going to checkitsalright.nz, and following the safety advice provided.”

• Little treasures of autumn

  As autumn approaches, and deciduous plants start to prepare themselves for their winter hibernation period, the autumn rains arrive and there are a few summer deciduous plants that pop their heads out of the parched soil with their flowers.

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