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Fire near Queenstown-Lakes 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
Queenstown-Lakes District · Otago
First detected25 Sep 2026 03:19 UTC
Last detected25 Sep 2026 03:40 UTC
Satellite detections6
Peak intensity16 MW
Active days1
Satellite detections — 6
| Time | Intensity (MW) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Sep 2026 03:40 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 25 Sep 2026 03:40 UTC | 9 | firms |
| 25 Sep 2026 03:40 UTC | 7 | firms |
| 25 Sep 2026 03:40 UTC | 6 | firms |
| 25 Sep 2026 03:40 UTC | 4 | firms |
| 25 Sep 2026 03:19 UTC | 16 | firms |
Official & data sources
NIWA Fire Weather ↗ NASA FIRMS active-fire data ↗ Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) ↗