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Fire near Ashburton District
Status: ✓ Confirmed
This fire is confirmed by repeated, intense satellite detections (or by a Fire and Emergency NZ incident).
⚠️ The fires shown are automatic satellite heat detections from NASA FIRMS. They are not verified on the ground and are not 100% accurate — they can include false alarms (industrial heat, burn-offs) or miss small or cloud-covered fires. Do not use this map for safety decisions; always follow Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
Where
Ashburton District · Canterbury
First detected21 Sep 2026 01:34 UTC
Last detected21 Sep 2026 03:15 UTC
Satellite detections9
Peak intensity26 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 9
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Sep 2026 03:15 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 21 Sep 2026 03:15 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 21 Sep 2026 02:56 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 21 Sep 2026 02:56 UTC | 10 | firms |
| 21 Sep 2026 02:17 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 21 Sep 2026 02:17 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 21 Sep 2026 02:17 UTC | 26 | firms |
| 21 Sep 2026 01:34 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 21 Sep 2026 01:34 UTC | 5 | firms |
Official & data sources
NIWA Fire Weather ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) ↗