<p>Eight helicopter crews with monsoon buckets were fighting a “deep seated” wildfire on the hills of Mt Roy in the New Zealand holiday resort town of Wanaka on January 4.</p><p>Crews were prepared to evacuate 30 homes and a holiday park around 3am but then wind shifted, Stuff.co.nz</a> and the Otago Daily Times</a> reported.</p><p>The fire had burned 199 hectares, and was expected to take another two days to extinguish. Credit: Facebook/Otago Civil Defence and Emergency Management via Storyful</p><br />
