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Firefighters will climb Mauao for 12 hours to raise funds for a good cause.
Firefighters will climb Mauao for 12 hours to raise funds for a good cause.
People were asked to stay away from the area to allow fire crews to reach the blaze.
Fire services are battling a large house blaze in East Auckland.
Around 1:45 pm Saturday fire started from inside a cabin situated on the property of a Cockle Bay property East Auckland. Video / Dougal Laing
Fire crews battle house fire and shelterbelt blaze near school.
Douglas Dance, 84, has been connected to the cinema and hall since he was just 13.
Padlocked gates hampered firefighting efforts.
The town hall was home to the world's longest-running cinema.
The incident happened on a private road off State Highway 3.
Firefighters were called to Captain Springs Rd at 4.20am.
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A witness described the blaze as 'pretty big and pretty smokey'.
A Fire and Emergency New Zealand spokesperson said four appliances were sent to the vegetation fire in Remuera. Video / Tony Van, Supplied
Police have released the name of a teenager fatally shot at a layby area in Ōtaika.
The two-vehicle crash happened around 6.10pm yesterday.
The fire started with embers falling from the fireplace, but there were no smoke alarms.
The October fire released about $9.6m worth of carbon into the atmosphere.
Unit had been altered with a wood roof and deep roof beams, minimalist design sprinkler.
An employee has confirmed a person was seriously injured during incident.
No structures are affected, but people should avoid the area.
The blaze was 480sq m at 2.30pm, Fire and Emergency said.
'Much of our vegetation is dry and ready to ignite,' Fire and Emergency said.
Residents are being told off for inadvertently causing rubbish truck fires.
Emergency services were called to the scene around 7.30pm.
Nick Berthoud, an unsettled resident and worried neighbour tells the Herald about his experience through the 'tornado' like winds in Mangawhai overnight. Video / NZ Herald
Fire and Emergency NZ district manager Wipari Henwood speaks to the public following the Mangawhai disaster overnight. Video / NZ Herald
Auckland Transport said diversions were in place, affecting all traffic.
Emergency services were alerted to the incident at 4.50pm.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand are investigating the cause of a scrap yard fire in Hamilton on January 20, 2025.