New Zealand firefighters have resumed battling an out-of-control wildfire in a national park in New Zealands central North Island which is now estimated to cover over 1000 hectares 39 square miles Fire and Emergency New Zealand said on Sunday Firefighters began battling the fire in Tongariro National Park a popular hiking spot on Saturday afternoon and around 40 hikers had to be airlifted to safety However firefighting efforts were suspended overnight for safety reasons
