The Fire Service has won its latest case in a string of legal battles against insurance brokers taking advantage of loopholes around fire levy policies.

A large scrub fire has been blazing for most of the night in a coastal area north of Christchurch.

An Auckland RSA is facing an uncertain future after it was engulfed in flames in the early hours of the morning.

Two large blazes broke out in Auckland in the early hours of the morning.

Unclean kitchen flues may have led to the fire that caused extensive damage to celebrity chef Al Brown's high-profile Auckland restaurant.

Police say there was no foul play to a car fire near Nelson in which a person was dead.

Police are hoping to remove the remains of a body from a burnt out car near Nelson today.

A body has been found inside a car that was "engulfed" in flames on State Highway 6 near Nelson today.

Spain's development ministry has said that a fire broke out on a ferry as it journeyed from Palma on the island of Majorca to Valencia in Spain.

Dean Corbett didn't even have time to dress after being confronted with a wall of fire inside his rented Tokoroa home.

Four people, including a young child, escaped without injury after a blazing house fire in South Waikato early today that completely destroyed their home.

A large blaze ripped through an Auckland factory this morning, causing extensive damage to the building’s interior.

More than a dozen fire crews were called out to a fire in a large storage warehouse in Onehunga overnight.

A bystander was bashed in the head with a pillowcase stuffed with a rock or brick after catching a burglar in the act in Paeroa last night.

Carl Bradey lost everything he owns and suffered extensive burns over his body when he ran through flames to save a 3-year-old girl.

Firefighters are at the scene of a house fire after a blaze broke out this morning.

Glass and hot embers blasted out of an enclosed fireplace at a Hokitika home last night after a can was accidentally thrown on the fire and exploded.

An elderly person is in hospital this morning following a house fire in Nelson.

Two of Auckland's most popular eateries are closed until further notice after a fire caused extensive damage to their joint kitchen.

At least one of the high profile Auckland eateries where fire broke out today is "gutted", says celebrity chef Al Brown.

A fire at a Wiri factory last night caused no significant damage, the company says.

Mitchell asked to share his mother's room after their pet cat Larry had made a mess in his room, he didn't know this decision might well have saved his life.

A battery charger has been identified as the cause of the blaze, Southern region fire investigator Mike Cahill, of Invercargill, said.

Firefighters were called to a large blaze at a tow-bar and automotive accessories factory in Wiri tonight.

A grandmother risked her own life to save six children from her burning home in Gisborne last night, with the family 'moments from catastrophe'.