Photo: Ian Allen/Marlborough Express
Temperatures in the 30s this week could tip Blenheim's Wither Hills Farm Park into a closure as the risk of fire in the tinder-dry grass climbs.
MetService has forecast 33C for Friday, 31C for Saturday, and 30C for Sunday as a westerly flow brings scorching heat across the South Island.
Fire and Emergency NZ top of the south community risk manager Steve Trigg said the Wither Hills Farm Park, popular with walkers and cyclists, would dry out a lot over the next few days.
The drying
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