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Fire at plant near Gore extinguished
Firefighters from across Southland who were called to an explosion at Dongwha New Zealand's plant in Mataura at 4.30pm are preparing to leave the scene.

Man burns home after marriage split
A Dunedin man who burned down his family home days after his marriage fell apart can now be named.

Heart attack at fatal crash scene
Emergency services are responding to two incidents, one a fatal car crash at Clarks Beach and the other a fire on Ponui Island.

Four injured in Auckland crashes
A man suffered serious head injuries after crashing into a power pole in Waiuku, and three others were injured in a Glenn Innes crash.

Kaikoura: Damaged homes, networks down
Images are starting to come out of Kaikoura where widespread damage and one death has occurred.

Call to raze house where woman died
A resident is calling for the state house where a woman died after it suspiciously caught fire to be demolished. Linda Winifred Edwards

Popular mall evacuated after fire
A popular Auckland shopping mall was evacuated this morning after a fire broke out at a baby shop.

Watch: Fire guts Dunedin classroom
Fire gutted a classroom at the former Kenmure Intermediate School site in Dunedin this morning.

Sea water used to put out house fire
Firefighters use water pumped from the ocean to fight an overnight blaze.

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

Nine treated for smoke inhalation
A Fire Service spokesman said the fire in Napier was contained fairly quickly.

Henderson family home destroyed by fire
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.

Fire chief slams bushfire selfie taker
"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!"

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

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

NSW bushfire season starting early
Strong wind gusts are hampering the efforts of more than 600 firefighters who are fighting to contain 36 bush and grass fires across the state.

St Heliers cliff fire out
A fire that was rapidly spreading down a cliff in swanky Auckland suburb St Heliers has been extinguished.

BBQ and beer? Then the fire siren sounded
The final moments of a fire brigade's fishing competition fundraiser were cut short when the call for help went out.

Stranded woman lit island fire to get help
Woman found on Browns Island was stranded for three nights before being rescued.

Drugs found following Tauranga fire
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 kick in door in house fire
Neighbours kicked in the door and broke windows of a burning house to check if anyone was inside.

Meth charges after fire at $1.65m house
A 49-year-old man faces six methamphetamine charges after a fire in Milford on Auckland's North Shore yesterday.

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