Fire and Emergency New Zealand is urging people to start preparing for the risk of wildfire early with hotter, drier weather forecast this summer. Service delivery wildfire manager Tim Mitchell said the forecast higher temperatures, reduced rainfall and windier El Niño weather pattern predicted for this summer would likely cause higher levels of fire danger on the east coasts of both islands. 'Given this year's flood events and wet conditions, people will likely find it difficult to understand the wildfire risk New Zealand could be facing soon,' he said.

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