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Manurewa fire: One person moderately injured in blaze at South Auckland block of flats
Emergency services scrambled to the blaze in Manurewa after reports at 11.20am.
New Māori constable joins Wellington’s community beat team
Wellingtonians can expect to see some fresh faces on the field as Police deploy 10 new graduates onto the streets. Video / Te Ao News
Double-fatal Southland house fire caused by heater, no smoke alarms
The house had no working smoke alarms at the time of the fire.
Many were hit hard by June 26 flooding in Wairoa, including fire brigade
CFO Luke Knight and fellow volunteers were on the job with fellow firefighters at 4.30am.
'I thought she was going to die': Heroic neighbour saves elderly woman from inferno
The 125-year-old Grey Lynn villa was destroyed after catching fire twice in 24 hours.
Mother killed with son in Southland house fire was everyone's 'best mate'
The last messages Kelly Kemble Kerr sent to her friend were full of love for her children.
Dad allegedly blocked kids' rescue in deadly house fire
Three children are dead and a man is in custody after a horrific house fire in Sydney.
Revealed: 111 call went missing during fatal Auckland fire
Outdated 111 system delays ambulance to fatal Auckland fire.
‘The sweetest boy’: Mum and son remembered with love after fire tragedy
Mother had a heart condition and “wouldn’t have been able to escape” - daughter
Fire ravages multimillion-dollar clifftop Muriwai home in latest serious fire
Nine fire trucks were in attendance at the height of the latest incident.
Watch: Arsonists set house on fire - one may have been injured
Pair caught on two video cameras - do you know who they are?
Truck bursts into flames on SH1 in Canterbury, road closed
Fire and Emergency services rushed to extinguish the fire, detours are in place.
Police hunt for pair after Mangakino fire
Police appeal for public help to find two people who set a Mangakino house alight on Monday, June 24. Video / NZ Police
Hawke’s Bay news in brief: Mahia locals' rescue pou from beach
Pou washed from bank saved from the sea in Mahia.
Fire rips through Grey Lynn home twice in 24 hours, investigation under way
Firefighters have returned to Harcourt St in Grey Lynn after a home caught fire for the second time in less than 24 hours. Video / NZME / Hayden Woodward
'Just tragic': Mother and 11-year-old son confirmed dead following Manapōuri house fire
The fire broke out in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Fire strikes Grey Lynn home twice in 24 hours, investigation under way
Fire crews were called back to the home at 2.34am today.
At least one person dead in Manapōuri house fire in Southland, people still unaccounted for
Investigators are working to determine the cause and how many people were at the address.
Manapōuri house fire investigation under way after blaze destroys Southland home
Investigators are working to determine the cause and how many people were at the address.
Horizon Hotel finished, NZICC due to be finished by year's end
'Risks will remain until the project is completed,' Fletcher said of unfinished NZICC.
Watch: Man flees after crashing truck into parked cars
A truck collided with parked vehicles last night on Gossamer Drive, Pakuranga Heights, Auckland. Video / Supplied
Waikato road deaths six times higher this month than in June 2023
This time last year, Waikato's road death toll was one. Today, the toll reached six.
Emergency services rushing to extinguish apartment block blaze in Dunedin
The fire was reported to be on the ground floor of a three-storey building.
NRC cracks down on defiant firelighter
A Northland council has been granted a court order to stop a resident lighting fires.
Line up. Line up. Join the brigade.
All volunteer fire brigades need more members - it's no different in the Wairoa district.
Building fire ‘not suspicious’
The cause of the fire was undetermined but "likely to have been electrical".
Employment dispute at Northland Fire HQ involves Kaipara's deputy mayor
Jonathan Larsen refused to take other offers from the station unless they were permanent.
Interislander ferry Aratere docks at Picton Harbour after grounding
The stricken Aratere ferry has docked at Picton Harbour tonight after running aground on Friday night. Video / NZ Herald
Government introduces new measures to combat youth crime
Prime Minister Christopher Luxon, Children’s Minister Karen Chhour and Police Minister Mark Mitchell announced new measures to combat youth crime.
Two-vehicle crash involving tractor reported on SH3
Diversions are in place and motorists are advised to take an alternative route.
'Thinking the worst': Medical event mistaken for six-car crash on SH1
Crews were 'thinking the worst' after being told of a six-car crash.