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Warning issued over battery disposal after waste truck catches fire in Lower Hutt.
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Firefighters to strike again next month
Firefighters will hold four one-hour-long strikes throughout November.
Firefighters battle large blaze at Whatipu Beach after two fishermen rescued
Emergency services responded to missing fishermen callout, then spotted the fire in Huia.
Fire Service calls in police to investigate volunteer brigade's 'wood fund'
Disputed "wood fund" was from Titirangi volunteers' wood-chopping fundraising drives.
Man burned as vape explodes in Dunedin cinema
Emergency services were called to a cinema after a vape exploded in a man's pocket.
Police find woman sought over Greytown suspicious fires
Police are speaking with the woman.
Police urgently seeking woman over Wairarapa fires
Police say Maya Moore may still be in the area after the fires were lit this morning.
'Armageddon': Neighbour's horror at multi-building blaze - arson suspected
Houses and barns are affected at two locations on the same road.
Focus Morning Bulletin: 11 October, 2022
Explosions rock central Kyiv, co-governance referendum on the cards? And good news in time for your summer getaway in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
Three choppers, multiple fire trucks at spreading fire
The terrain and wind were making it difficult to fight the fire.
Costco chaos: Commercial oven triggers fire alarm, hundreds evacuated
Massive crowd gathers outside Costco as fire engines respond to a fire alarm activation.
Ski field scare: Lucky escape after car slides off road
Emergency services rushed to the alpine scene at 5.15pm.
Watch: Fire alarm triggered at new Costco store
Customers were left out in the rain at the new Costco store in Westgate on Sunday afternoon as fire and emergency responded to a triggered fire alarm. Video / Alanah Eriksen
Watch: Truck ignites in blazing fire on Transmission Gully motorway
Video captures the moment a fire truck comes racing onto the scene.
Watch: Huge truck fire on Transmission Gully
Emergency services respond to a truck fire on Transmission Gully Video / Peter Isaacs
Miracle survival: Woman trapped for 15 hours in car wreck after crashing down bank
The Herald understands the woman is from Whangārei and has family in Kaitaia.
Fire risk: These appliance batteries have firefighters fuming
Batteries fuelling the modern economy are also sparking major headaches and fire risks.
Fire risk fears: Apartment owners, Argosy suing aluminium panel makers, suppliers
Claddings now mostly removed from buildings at centre of court case.
Central Otago blaze: Choppers called in to fight fire at Cardrona
Fire and Emergency said it had been a challenge accessing the blaze on foot.
Abandoned Ōtara building on fire
The building was 'well involved' in the fire when Fenz arrived.
Watch: Emergency services respond to fire at Sacred Heart College
Emergency services respond to reports of a fire at Sacred Heart College in Glendowie. Video / Darren Masters
'Tragic loss': Five photographers dead after boat capsizes
The Nature Photography Society of New Zealand has spoken of the tragedy.
Watch: Garlands Road fire suspects caught on CCTV
Police investigating a suspicious fire at a Woolston scrap metal yard released CCTV footage showing potential suspects. Video / NZ Police
Emergency services respond to house fire in Manurewa
Emergency services respond to a house fire on Mahia Rd in Manurewa, Auckland. Video / Darren Masters
Truck inferno on Napier-Taupō Rd
Angela Payne witnessed explosions and an inferno after a truck caught fire on the Napier-Taupō Rd overnight. Video / Angela Payne
Three in custody after police pursuit ends in crash blocking motorway lanes
Motorists were warned of delays in the crash area on the Northwestern Motorway.
Man set off fire alarm after being asked to wear mask by shop keeper
Earlier in the month he shattered the glass at a bus-stop with a hammer.
'Absolutely totalled' - Several people injured in crash
Emergency services were called to the crash on Whangaparoa Rd about 7.30pm yesterday.
Focus: Explosion rocks downtown Auckland
Emergency services rushed to an explosion at a construction site on Halsey St in downtown Auckland that left five people injured. Video / NZ Herald
'Devastating': Young family lose everything, including kittens, in house fire
'They were really lucky to get out when they did.'
Road closed as seven fire trucks respond to Auckland building fire
A staff member of a neighbouring business said the fire crew had been doing a great job.
Firefighters take to the streets in unprecedented strike action
Firefighters across New Zealand took the unusual step of striking today.
Massive Christchurch scrap metal yard fire
Seven fire appliances remain at the scene of the Woolston scrap yard nearly 12 hours after old cars began burning last night. Made with funding from NZ On Air. Video / Geoff Sloan / Star News