Wildfire map New Zealand
Fires in New Zealand right now
Updated
15 fire clusters detected in New Zealand in the last 48 h Most active: 93 km NNW of Invercargill (12 detections).
Active fires in New Zealand from NASA's VIIRS satellite hotspots, grouped into clusters and named by the nearest city.
- Fire clusters
- 15 last 48 h
- Hotspot detections
- 37
- Intense clusters (100+ MW)
- 0
- Most active fire
- 93 km NNW of Invercargill 12 detections
- Most affected region
- Southland 4 clusters
Active fires in New Zealand
Satellites detected 37 thermal hotspots in New Zealand in the last 48 h, grouped into 15 fire clusters. None reached an intense fire radiative power above 100 MW, which suggests mostly small or agricultural fires.
The most active fire is 93 km NNW of Invercargill with 12 detections and a peak of 20 MW, last seen Mon 2:42 am local time.
By region, Southland has 4 clusters (16 detections), Auckland has 2 clusters (8 detections), Manawatu-Wanganui has 2 clusters (3 detections).
Fires are assigned to the country of the nearest listed city, so a fire close to a border can appear under the neighbour.
Largest fire clusters
| Fire cluster | Region | Detections | Peak FRP | Last seen (local) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93 km NNW of Invercargill | Southland | 12 | 20 MW | Mon 2:42 am |
| 83 km NE of Whanganui | Manawatu-Wanganui | 1 | 16 MW | Sun 3:19 pm |
| 25 km SW of Papakura | Auckland | 6 | 4 MW | Mon 2:40 am |
| 50 km SSE of New Plymouth | Taranaki Region | 2 | 13 MW | Mon 2:40 am |
| 21 km S of Invercargill | Southland | 2 | 6 MW | Sat 3:36 pm |
| 94 km WNW of Dunedin | Otago | 1 | 7 MW | Sat 3:36 pm |
| 81 km SW of Rotorua | Bay of Plenty | 2 | 3 MW | Sat 3:38 pm |
| 53 km NE of Invercargill | Southland | 1 | 5 MW | Sat 3:36 pm |
| 50 km NW of Whangarei | Northland | 1 | 3 MW | Sat 3:38 pm |
| 30 km NNE of Invercargill | Southland | 1 | 3 MW | Sun 4:57 pm |
| 56 km NNE of Whanganui | Manawatu-Wanganui | 2 | 1 MW | Sun 1:19 am |
| 73 km WSW of Dunedin | Otago | 1 | 2 MW | Sat 3:36 pm |
| 53 km SSW of Rotorua | Bay of Plenty | 1 | 2 MW | Sun 3:19 pm |
| 51 km NNE of Christchurch | Canterbury | 2 | 1 MW | Mon 2:42 am |
| 26 km W of Auckland | Auckland | 2 | 1 MW | Sun 2:57 am |
Cities with fires within 80 km
- Wildfires near Auckland nearest 26 km W
- Wildfires near Manukau City nearest 27 km SSW
- Wildfires near Papatoetoe nearest 28 km SSW
- Wildfires near New Plymouth nearest 50 km SSE
Official information
The Global Wildfire Information System, GWIS (gwis.jrc.ec.europa.eu), maps fire danger and burnt areas worldwide; evacuation orders come from national civil protection and local authorities.
Satellite thermal hotspots are not all wildfires: gas flares, steel works, volcanoes and planned agricultural or prescribed burns show up too. VIIRS passes over most places about twice a day, so a fire can start or grow between passes, and thick smoke or cloud can hide one.
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Data: NASA FIRMS (VIIRS active fires), Open-Meteo, GeoNames.