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Woman killed in Christchurch house fire named
A woman who died in a house fire in Christchurch last week has been identified by police.
Alarms focus of fire service probe
A toddler revived by firefighters after being pulled from his burning home is fighting for his life in Middlemore Hospital.
Human chain rescues children
Heroic neighbours have told how a family formed a human chain to pass children to safety from a second-storey window at a house fire in Auckland yesterday morning.
Action on fire deaths urged
Fire Service bosses are seeking law changes making it compulsory for rental properties to have smoke alarms installed and maintained.
'It all happened so fast'
A baby is in a critical condition following a house fire in Mount Wellington this morning.
Mourners gather to farewell friends
Mourners are today gathering to farewell two of the three young people who died in a fierce Hamilton house fire last week.
Mount Wellington house fire
Emergency services were called to the house in Malone Road Mount Wellington and found it "well ablaze".
'Horror' at Hamilton fire vigil violence
The families of three house fire victims are "horrified" that gatherings intended to pay respects to their loved ones have turned violent.
Anger and sadness for grieving family
Greg Johnston's life was shattered the moment he received a phone call to say his little sister was unaccounted for in a devastating house fire.
No rhyme or reason to fatal fires spike
The head of fire investigations in the country says the recent spike in fatal house fires has "no rhyme or reason".
Watch: Fire victim's family speaks
The family of Hamilton fire victim Toni Maree Johnston has described her as an infectious and fun-loving young woman at a press conference this afternoon.
Fire victims' families set for funerals
The first of the funerals for three Hamilton house-fire victims will be tomorrow, as some of the grieving families prepare to speak publicly for the first time today.
Family escapes Christchurch house fire
One person has suffered burns after a family narrowly escaped from a house fire in Christchurch overnight.
Specialist dogs to identify fire victims
Victim identification and a forensic examination at the site of a fatal Hamilton house fire involving specialist cadaver dogs is continuing after three people were killed on Saturday.
House party: How tragedy unfolded
It wasn't meant to be a big party - just a gathering of a few friends of flatmates at the old Collingwood St villa to welcome a new flatmate.
Hunt for camera clues after fatal fire
Parents of a young woman who died with two others in a house fire say it's a 'bloody nightmare', as police seek cellphone footage of a party held that night.
Police remove bodies
Crowds gathered and bagpipe music played as a hearses containing the bodies were driven from the burnt remains of the house where three people died.
Power restored to affected homes
Power has now been restored to thousands of Auckland homes after an outage earlier this evening left them in the dark as stormy weather batters the city.
Three dead following 'suspicious' house fire
Three people have died and four have been treated by ambulance staff following a fire at a Hamilton home overnight. Waikato Detective Senior Sergeant Graham Pitkethley said the cause of the fire at the two storey wooden home on Collingwood St was unexplained and was being treated as suspicious until confirmed otherwise.
Cannabis resin found at scene of explosion
A Green Island man was left with burnt hands and a garden shed minus one wall after an explosion during a drug-making operation last month.
Fatal fire 'suspicious'
At least three people have been killed following a large house fire in Hamilton early today.
Sick mum unaware of son's death in fire
The mother of a little boy killed in a house fire is unaware her son is dead and has missed his funeral.
Why doing this could soon be illegal
An Asian custom that has caught on for weddings and birthdays could soon be against in the law in Auckland, and that's not impressing some retailers.
Battle to put out plastics factory blaze
About 60 fire service staff battled a fierce blaze at a Northland plastics factory overnight.
Givealittle page to help blaze family
Friends of a woman who lost a child and her home in a house fire have set up a fundraising page to help the family.
Fatal house fire mum remains critical
The mother of a 3-year-old boy killed in a Hamilton house fire yesterday is still fighting for her life.
Fire forces families from state homes
Four Housing New Zealand families have been forced from their Stokes Valley homes overnight following a suspicious fire.
Ashburton fire: child calls for help
A suspicious fire in an Ashburton garage where a family of three were sleeping was reported by a distressed child in the dead of night.
Fertiliser plant fire under control
A fire at a Dargaville fertiliser plant has been contained and has been brought under control by the fire service.