Two men found guilty of burning another man alive for his life savings have had their appeal thrown out by the Supreme Court. Shivneel

A Fire Service spokesman said the fire in Napier was contained fairly quickly.

Tim and Fiona Noble have lost all possessions and the home in which their children grew up - and grandkids loved to visit - has been destroyed by fire.

"Use some common sense," NSW's rural fire chief told the bushfire selfie taker. Social media users were more blunt: "Seriously mate, grow a brain!"

A dinghy found floating near Brown's Island may be connected to the mysterious fire there, police have confirmed.

Initial fears people may be inside soon passed.

Using paint and rocks, a woman deserted on an Auckland island for three nights wrote "Help me" on the beach.

The Fire Service received 402 calls to the emergency 111 line last night.

Emergency services are at the scene of a serious house fire in South Auckland.

The final moments of a fire brigade's fishing competition fundraiser were cut short when the call for help went out.

A house has gone up in flames in Manukau's Clover Park area.

Woman found on Browns Island was stranded for three nights before being rescued.

Ezibuy is recalling a lamp over fire safety fears.

Drugs were allegedly found in the vicinity of a fire in an industrial unit on Burrows St today. A police spokeswoman told the Bay

Neighbours kicked in the door and broke windows of a burning house to check if anyone was inside.

A 49-year-old man faces six methamphetamine charges after a fire in Milford on Auckland's North Shore yesterday.

A baby has been injured in a large house fire in West Auckland this morning.

A blaze which killed a man at a block of flats in Invercargill does not appear to be suspicious, a Fire Service authority says.

A fire has affected the Maniototo Arts Centre in Ranfurly this morning.

A person screamed for sleeping residents to flee their homes as fire raced through a block of Invercargill flats early today.

An "idiot" pub patron is said to have caused the Rose and Shamrock's wooden roof to catch fire on Monday night. The Irish and English-themed

A house fire in Manawatu is being treated as suspicious.

Investigators of the huge blaze which destroyed a near century-old family business say they are unable to pinpoint the cause of the

A south Auckland home was set alight by a lightning bolt during yesterday's violent thunderstorms.

A two-storey home on the Kapiti Coast has been severely damaged in an early morning blaze.

A woman whose home was destroyed by fire at the weekend said she had been receiving threats. Donna Moon lost all her possessions

Masked intruders are being investigated by police in relation to two separate incidents.

Firefighters have been called to a house fire in Papatoetoe, South Auckland.

One person was transported to hospital after an Invercargill house was engulfed by fire this evening.