Waipara wildfire: Fears forecasted wind changes will cause further spread
All outdoor fires are now banned in Canterbury until next Monday.
All outdoor fires are now banned in Canterbury until next Monday.
Conditions continue to hamper firefighting efforts at a large forestry fire.
Irene King said such faults were not common, because of rigorous maintenance checks.
The blaze grew from 40ha to 85ha over 24 hours.
'The fire has jumped the containment line.'
Fire and Emergency were advised of the ATR aircraft's engine fire.
Armed Police have stopped a car and two people were arrested in Constellation Drive and Atlas Place in Rosedale in Auckland. Video / Supplied
Police were called to the scene around 11.55am.
Five helicopters have been working to control the blaze.
A fire investigator will return to the house later this morning.
'They’re just going to come out and sting you.'
The family home in the Far North was quickly lost in the blaze on August 11.
Police responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash about 12.30am on Sunday.
Police have cordoned off the area around the Blockhouse Bay Tennis Club and recreational reserve on Rathlin St. Video / NZ Herald
Suspicious fire all but destroyed old home in Childers Rd.
Nobody was home at the time of the fire.
Further charges are possible against the man.
Emergency services are attending a serious three-car crash in central Te Awamutu.
A 5-litre container of muriatic acid fell off the back of a vehicle and on to the road.
City Rail Link's new stations are the stage for three emergency training exercises involving police, Fenz and Hato Hone St John. Video / Jason Oxenham
Fenz confirmed they were called to a burning vehicle outside Takapuna Grammar School at 1.58pm. Video / Supplied, Jared Carseldine
Fenz was concerned Kiwis had little understanding of the risks of lithium-ion batteries.
The apartment building is on Cook St in the CBD.
hree people are dead and two others are seriously injured after a two-vehicle, head-on crash near Geraldine that has closed a state highway. Video / George Heard
Emergency services have rushed to where a rock climber has fallen more than 80m in Queenstown.
One patient was taken to Waikato Hospital in a serious condition.
Police are investigating the fire that broke out at the Highfield Festival in Germany.
A person has been shot dead inside a vehicle on Marvon Downs Ave in Pakuranga, Auckland this morning.
Police say he was on foot when hit by police car driven by an on-duty officer.
The damage looks similar to a fire in 1994 which left bones littering the area, RSA says.