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Police investigate suspicious fire in Dannevirke

Police are investigating a suspicious fire in Dannevirke about 11pm yesterday.

Family loses everything in car fire

A family who lost all of their worldly possessions in a car fire while relocating to the North Island is appealing for help to "kick-start" their lives again.

Fire along Auckland's waterfront

Oil leaked from a storage pipe and caught fire along Auckland’s waterfront this morning, attracting a large emergency response.

Six car smash in South Auckland

TradeMe founder off the hook over fire

There will be no prosecution over a burn-off at Wanaka last October, despite many official complaints about smoke from the fire blanketing the town.

System fault puts lives at risk

A fault in an electronic communications system used by emergency services is putting the lives of frontline workers at immediate risk, a union warns.

Large industrial fire in Hawkes Bay

Firefighters battle chicken shed blaze

Firefighters are battling a large chicken shed fire on the East Cape.

Teen in hospital after fire stunt fail

A teenager is in hospital with burns to back after agreeing to be set alight with aerosols and flammable liquids at a party in Sydney's north.

Crews converge as flames engulf yacht

Police could only stand back and watch as fire destroyed a 10m yacht south of Auckland yesterday.

SH1 closed at Warkworth after fiery crash

Suspected arson at property where man was found dead

Police are investigating a suspected arson at a Woodville property where a man was killed last month.

Mechanical fault behind Westfield blaze

A fire at a Westfield mall in West Auckland that sparked a mass evacuation has been extinguished, with the mall reopened to the public.

Police officers rescue disoriented man from burning house

Two charged over arson attack

Two men have been arrested and charged with arson over two Wellington fires in the last few months.

A tale of two fires in the Middle East

Both places were called home by the vast foreign workforce drawn to the United Arab Emirates. Both caught fire last week.The similarities end there.

House destroyed by fire in Onehunga

A house has been destroyed by fire in the central Auckland suburb of Onehunga this morning.

Eight hectare fire in Wainuiomata

A helicopter is being used to dampen hot spots following an eight hectare fire in the Wellington suburb of Wainuiomata overnight.