The Tekapo fire grew to 200 hectares at a planned ammunition disposal.

Firefighters were alerted to the blaze off Island Block Rd about 1.15pm on Monday.

Drone footage shows the size of a large vegetation fire in the Whangamarino wetlands in North Waikato. Video / Fenz

Personal items can be seen amid floors covered with rubbish and graffiti on walls.

Island Block Rd is currently closed to public access with safety cordons in place. Video / Laird Little

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Crews were called to the scene around 8.20pm.

Firefighters are expected to be at the scene overnight. Video / Malisha Kumar

Firefighters were alerted to the blaze off Island Block Rd about 1.15pm.

A man has been critically hurt and a teenager arrested after a stabbing in Auckland’s city centre overnight.

Whangārei residents are now concerned for the workers of the dry cleaning business.

Residents just missed as flying debris hurtled towards them during truck fire explosion.

A woman who saw the fire in Tāneatua described it as 'raging'.

Firefighters ask people fishing at the mouth of Waipaoa to out their fires out properly.

'His quick thinking with the hose probably saved that house.'

Three people have been extricated from a car, following a two-vehicle crash in Waipa.

The building's developer says 'this was in its truest sense, a false alarm'.

Residents said they felt 'shaking', hours after a 5.7 magnitude quake struck.

Extreme weather hits the South Island, data shows decrease in retail spending and Land Search and Rescue asks for help. Video / NZ Herald / George Heard

Rex Cotter joined the volunteer fire service at 18 and vividly recalls the first day.

Emergency crews responded to the fire at 2.30am.

St John was notified to the incident at about 11.09am.

Assistant Commander Steve Hudson talks about this morning's fatal blaze in Whitby, Porirua. Video / Mark Mitchell

‘When we got out it would have been only 30 seconds later when windows started blowing.'

One man was seriously injured and was transported to hospital by helicopter.

Firefighters battled a “totally involved” house fire in Castor Bay for hours overnight.

The arrests come after weeks of investigation by police.

Emergency services rushed to scene after reports of fall from height.

Firefighters have been working to extinguish the blaze since before dawn.

One person had to be extricated from a car by Fire and Emergency.