New home one week, ashes the next
Family devastated after their new house burns down just a week after they moved it onto their land.
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Crews battle Canterbury Plains fire
A bush fire over 1km long is raging in the Canterbury Plains this evening, the Fire Service says.
Nieces saved from flames
A heroic Mangere East woman who saved her three young nieces from a fire yesterday slept in the garage last night, after the blaze gutted their home.
Man sought in relation to house fire
A man is being sought by police after a house in Invercargill was destroyed by fire earlier this week.
Alarm saves mum, five kids from fire
A mother and her five children had their Mangere home destroyed in a fire this morning but luckily no one was hurt thanks to a working smoke alarm.
Fireman finds car in flames
A volunteer fireman, paged to attend a car fire, was shocked when he stepped out of his house and realised it was his own vehicle ablaze.
Large house fire in Invercargill
Fire fighters in Invercargill are battling a large house fire this evening.
Man dies in large house fire
A man dragged from the garage of his Tokoroa property after his house caught fire has died.
Watch: Rain needed for Canadian wildfire
More than 1,000 firefighters and 100 helicopters are battling the huge fire that forced the evacuation of Fort McMurray in western Canada. But officials say they need rain to make real progress.
Carterton barn engulfed in flames
A barn on a property in Carterton has been engulfed in flames.
Port Hills blaze treated as suspicious
It's believed fireworks caused a large fire on Canterbury's Port Hills last night.
Deep fryer cause of Hamilton blaze
A blaze which severely damaged a Hamilton bakery was caused by a deep fryer being left on.
Bakery fire spreads to roast shop
Fire fighters took 30 minutes to battle a fire which appears to have started in the Flagstaff Bakehouse kitchen and spread to the neighbouring roast shop.
Brazier fire burns man
A man who was seriously injured after he poured petrol on a brazier and set it alight is being treated at the National Burn Centre.
Fire at house where police dog killed
The Porirua house where Pita Tekira shot police dog Gazza was badly damaged in a fire last night.
Smoke alarm could have prevented death
The death of a 79-year old Whanganui woman in a house fire could have been prevented with a working smoke alarm.
Crews battle Dunedin fire
Firefighters in Dunedin are tackling a fire in a unit, which is threatening properties next door.
Feilding fires treated as suspicious
Two fires in Feilding early this morning are thought to be connected, and are being treated as suspicious.
Campervan blaze in Christchurch
Five fire crews are at the scene of a blaze that appears to have broken out in a campervan in Christchurch.
Large fire on SH1 may disrupt traffic
Firefighters are battling a large blaze on State Highway 1 south of Taupo this morning which has claimed three buildings on one property.
Fire crews investigate suspicious blaze
Fire investigators have launched an investigation into a suspicious fire in South Auckland tonight.
Elderly woman pulled from house fire dies
An elderly woman pulled unconscious from a burning house last night has died.
Two injured after ship fire at Lyttelton
A fishing vessel is on fire at the Port of Lyttelton.
Dunedin residents advised to stay inside
Residents in parts of Dunedin are being told to stay indoors due to smoke from a fire at a rubbish tip.
House for sale destroyed by fire
A house in the process of being sold has been destroyed by fire in Northland.
Hamilton blaze possibly caused by cigarette
A Hamilton apartment block that severely damaged by fire early today is believed to have started after an occupant fell asleep smoking a cigarette, neighbours say.
Ammonia leak at Bluff contained
An ammonia leak that threatened to force the evacuation of Bluff has been contained.
Fire services search person after Darfield fire
Fire services are searching for a person in a South Island property that had caught fire after they received reports the home was inhabited.
Fire extinguished in Helensville
A fire that engulfed an Auckland home this evening has now been extinguished.
Fire crews fight blaze in Tuakau
Fire crews were last night fighting a fire at a commercial property in the northern Waikato settlement of Tuakau.
Building severely damaged in fire
A building has been severely damaged in a fire at a West Auckland beach this morning, with fire crews rushing to the scene at 9.46am.
Fire forces mum and baby onto balcony
A mother and infant were forced to seek safety on the balcony of their fifth-floor apartment during a fire in central Auckland tonight.