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	Podcast:		Checkpoint
	Episode:		At least a week until Tongariro National Park reopens
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:03:12
	Publish Date:		2025-11-11 03:33:00
	Description:		It's likely to be at least a week until some of the key tracks in Tongariro National Park reopen after a wildfire tore through thousands of hectares of land. Prolonged periods of precious rain have been a big help in quelling the huge blaze, but not before it severely disrupted the region's tourism businesses as they head into peak season, and had an as-yet untold impact on the park's flora and fauna. The wet weather has now eased enough for a helicopter to go up to assess the damage, and give us an indication how long it may take to rejuvinate. Robin Martin reports from Waimarino.
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