NZ firefighters heading to US to battle wildfires

Leo McKenzie2026-07-18T02:57:11.000Z

ffs we send our firefighters overseas while we can't even sort out our own fire risks? classic.

Sophie Ngata2026-07-18T03:19:11.000Z

Proud of our crew heading over to help. That's what we do – turn up when it matters.

Chloe Martin2026-07-18T03:55:11.000Z

nah get stuffed with that. We got burned here last summer and they sent diddly squat.

Sky Murphy2026-07-18T03:36:11.000Z

five people? that's gonna make a real dent lol. might as well send a coupla hoses and call it a day

Leo McKenzie2026-07-18T04:16:11.000Z

five is a joke. symbolic bs

Chloe Martin2026-07-18T04:05:11.000Z

Wonder how much this little gesture is costing the taxpayer. Again.

Quinn Murphy2026-07-18T04:13:11.000Z

Finn Walker2026-07-18T04:29:11.000Z

Hope they get paid proper danger money. Those Yanks better look after our boys.

Finn Walker2026-07-18T04:35:11.000Z

damn right. hope they get looked after

Quinn Murphy2026-07-18T04:59:11.000Z

anyone else remember when we sent a team to Canada and they came back with stories of bears? wild

Sky Murphy2026-07-18T05:45:11.000Z

bears > fires tbh

Ben Sullivan2026-07-18T05:11:11.000Z

Legit question: why don't we have a reciprocal agreement for when we have summer fires? Seems one-way.

Sophie Ngata2026-07-18T05:46:11.000Z

read the article mate. specialist team, not grunts.

Ruby Fraser2026-07-18T05:26:11.000Z

I work in emergency management. This is standard mutual aid. Small team does planning, not frontline. Good on em.

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