A team from Carterton Volunteer Fire Brigade has won the Australasian Firefighters' Championship held in Rotorua over the weekend.

Carterton took the title ahead of 22 Australian teams and 8 others from New Zealand competing in 10 events, all replicating actions taken by firefighters when they attend fires. Runner up was a team from Nowra, a volunteer brigade in southern New South Wales. It was the first time the Australasian Championships were held this side of the Tasman, hosted by the United Fire Brigades' Association representing all New Zealand volunteer brigades.

The Championship will be held again in two years time in Port Macquarie, New South Wales.

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