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Arson attack on Auckland landmark
A fire lit in the early hours of this morning has damaged part of Auckland's St Mary's church.
Fire risks rise with Aussie heat
Health and high fire danger alerts are coming into force as the heatwave that scorched Perth and ignited huge fires close to the city moves up the east coast.
Primary school fire suspicious
A large fire at an Auckland primary school is being treated as suspicious, the fire service says.
Recycling truck catches fire on Waikato highway
A truck has caught on fire in Waikato blocking part of State Highway 27.
Woman struck by petrol tanker
A female pedestrian has suffered life threatening injuries after being struck by a petrol tanker in central Dunedin this morning.
'Hay Family' fire sparks ire
There's anger in Kurow after the town's famous 'Hay Family' was destroyed in a suspected arson attack.
Police at the scene of Christchurch house fire
The Fire Service has been at the scene of a house fire in Christchurch this morning.
Large scrub fire in Opahi Bay
A large scrub fire has engulfed a cliff-face in Opahi Bay, about 20km south of Warkworth, tonight.
Common kitchen feature blamed for fires
A common kitchen feature has been blamed for fires which destroyed one home and badly damaged another in the past month.
Scrub fire stops trains in Hamilton
A scrub fire has forced a halt to train traffic outside Hamilton.
Train believed to have ignited large blaze
A train is believed to have ignited a large blaze that destroyed a vast crop and threatened to spread into nearby areas of Chertsey in Ashburton yesterday, firefighters say.
Fire spreads through two storey block in Manurewa
A fire has broken out at a Manurewa business with reports of people possibly trapped inside. St John was called to the fire on Great South Road at 12.25pm today.
Man live tweets apartment fire escape
A New York City father began posting harrowing tweets online revealing how his high rise apartment building was burning below him - trapping him and his family inside.
High-end lodge up in flames
A multimillion-dollar luxury lodge in Whangamata's Wentworth Valley was engulfed by "a huge fireball" and destroyed early yesterday.
Fierce fire in Coromandel
A private lodge in Coromandel was badly damaged by a large fire early this morning.
Cliff blaze blow to community
A blaze that raged through 20ha of hand-planted pohutukawa forest yesterday has struck a blow to the small community of Karekare Beach on Auckland's west coast.
Large scrub fire near Auckland
Firefighters battled a large scrub fire on Auckland's west coast on the road leading to the popular Karekare surf beach.
Blaze at vacant shop in Southland
Firefighters are at a blaze in a vacant shop in rural Southland.
Australia battles extremes as heat and storms strike
Australia was battling weather extremes yesterday with South Australia hit by its first tropical storm for 15 years, just as the state's north faced a catastrophic bushfire risk.
Cafe burns to the ground
A Hamilton bistro has been destroyed by a fire today, devastating its owners.
Shed at poultry factory engulfed in flames
A shed at a poultry factory on the outskirts of Levin was engulfed in flames this morning.
Outdoor fire restriction for Christchurch
The lighting of outdoor fires in Christchurch and on Banks Peninsula will be restricted from today.
Fire nearly destroys power feed
Firefighters have contained a large bush fire that came dangerously close to destroying the main power feed between the North and South Islands.