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Hebe the Border Collie.

Young authors and illustrators Audra Davis, Bailey Bacchus, Romy Menard and Dani Lloyd said Hebe the Hero was a year in the making.

Bailey said the story had involved a lot of background work including interviews with community members and emergency services, fire safety tips, illustrations and poetry.

The true tale of one of the Lake Ōhau fire's unlikely heroes - a beloved Border Collie credited with helping villagers flee to safety - has been captured by a group of Twizel school students.