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COLD COMFORT: Tenant Roger Harper (in the white singlet) is comforted by friends as firefighters dampen down what remains of his home. Picture/Peter de Graaf.
Given that it's home to Fire Dragon Chillies, Taheke Terror and Kaitaia Fire chilli sauces, no one was especially surprised when the Far North produced New Zealand's latest chilli-eating champion.
Or perhaps that Daniel 'Chilli Machine' Naera, who took the title in the New Zealand chilli-eating championship in Auckland last month, was sponsored by the Opononi Hotel.