Watch: Large Canterbury blaze spans hectares, public health warning for smoke
Crews from seven brigades and two helicopters are in attendance.
Crews from seven brigades and two helicopters are in attendance.
Fire and Emergency said there have been no significant flareups overnight.
A fire in Taupō came close to houses overlooking Lake Taupō.
A blow-out in NZ International Convention Centre costs caused the share slump.
Fire fought with help from mystery man.
Fire crews brace for big day across tinder-dry Canterbury.
Officials said 200 people have been reported missing.
Convention Centre to cost further $165m and extra $15m for Wellington car park.
Fire crews from six stations are in attendance.
Residents woke to ash and soot on their cars.
First emergency calls came in just after 1am with reports of multiple people in building.
An 8-year-old boy and his 8-month-old sister died in the fire.
Staffing issues could compromise the Government's response to even small-scale events.
Firefighters say one of the vehicles was engulfed in flames.
Firefighters say one of the vehicles was engulfed in flames after the crash.
The man appeared in the Rotorua District Court facing five charges.
The blaze had a 'minimal impact' on Yealands Estate Winery's productive vineyard.
A woman allegedly threw a flammable substance on another woman and set her alight.
A fire in a block of shops in Auckland’s Manurewa is being treated as suspicious. Video / Hayden Woodward
Neighbouring shops were also damaged in the blaze.
The owners of the property says they're working with fire investigators.
A large orange tree broke the woman's fall after she jumped from a second-storey window.
Police are urging motorists to follow safety advice after a deadly 24 hours.
It's believed a truck has crashed into a tree on SH1 near Ōamaru.
Investigators are at the scene this morning.
The building manager told the Herald he believes a gas bottle started the fire.
Firefighters were called to the house fire in Takapuna at 6.30pm this evening.
FENZ has sent several fire crews and four helicopters to the large blaze near Cheviot.
A bus was evacuated in Mosgiel and fire crews attended after the engine caught fire.
20-year-old firefighter Bryant 'B-Man' McKenzie was a 'firecracker of a human being'.