Fire crews, helicopter battle 100m x 100m grass fire in Waihau Bay
Crews from Waihau Bay, Hicks Bay and Ōpōtiki were in attendance.
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Italian nursing home fire kills six residents, injures 80 others
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Northland gas station fire: Family who fled Auckland for a better life hit by devastating blaze
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Residents treated for smoke inhalation after house fire in Wairoa
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Family's narrow escape as fire destroys home - likely cause faulty doughnut machine
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Owners watch collapsing West Auckland slip-damaged home demolished by digger
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Loafers Lodge fire: Boarding houses in spotlight after fatal fire
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20-level tower residents throw caution - and rubbish - to the wind
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'Tour de force' in heritage restoration wins Property Council award
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Six-storey Auckland building evacuated after petrol scooter left running inside
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Loafers Lodge murder accused to keep name suppression for at least two months
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