Eleven fire crews tackle blaze near Auckland Domain
Roads have now reopened after the blaze in central Auckland.
Roads have now reopened after the blaze in central Auckland.
Keep windows and doors shut to avoid the smoke, fire brigade says.
The 58-year-old was flown to hospital with critical injuries.
The crash happened in Taipuha on Wednesday afternoon.
The last three years have been New Zealand's warmest in recorded history, Niwa says.
Young children were also injured in the two-car collision on SH1 north of Christchurch.
A single shotgun blast through a car window left two men critical, with one later dying.
More than two dozen rescues have been carried out in Central Victoria as floods continue.
It is the same stretch of road where two people died yesterday.
Strong winds prevented a helicopter rescue team from winching the kayaker to safety.
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The diver was known to many as a 'tireless' and 'hardworking' community man.
The crash involved a single motorcycle.
Two people have died and several people have been injured in a crash near Christchurch. Video / George Heard
Gavin Thomas Lack served with the Lincoln volunteer brigade for over 12 years.
There are no longer houses under immediate threat, Fenz says.
Police believe the body is 19-year-old Hiran Joseph, who went missing on January 2.
Will Fransen spent nearly 24 hours drifting in the ocean without even a life jacket.
Police say two people were arrested after calls of concern from the public.
The man used the reflection of the sun on his watch to catch his rescuers' attention.
Crews were called to the fire at the Takanini Hall at 8.56pm.
Son, 15, went for help after watching mum "cartwheel" off bridge on bike trip.
The missing person is one of three who got into trouble in the water.
Hato Hone St John was notified of the incident at 11.50am.
One of the vehicles involved in the crash was towing a caravan.
Fireworks have caused large vegetation fires over the last year.
Motorists are asked to avoid the area.
The man was found at an address in Melville just after midnight.
Dr Michael Miller is acknowledged for services to rural health in the New Year Honours.