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Otago man dies in station burn-off
A man was killed yesterday after a controlled burn-off on a 13,000 ha station in Otago, which was so big it was visible from the town of Cromwell.
Fatal fire after negotiations
A specialist police squad negotiated with a man in a rural Far North home for about four hours before he was found dead in a house fire caused by an explosive device.
Armed callout before fatal house fire
Police were negotiating with a man later found dead in a house fire in Northland early this morning after a firearms incident.
Bonfire explosion injures partygoers
An explosion injured as many as six people last night when a large steel grass roller blew up after it was put on a Mosgiel bonfire.
Fires in Rotorua and Lower Hutt
One person was injured in a house fire in Rotorua this morning.
'He touches your heart'
Today is a special day for a little boy who has miraculously emerged from the aftermath of a car fire that nearly took his life.
Pride of NZ: Maera Maki-Anderson
When the Kaingaroa Forest Volunteer Fire Brigade membership dwindled to just four, the station was faced with closure.
Family escape burning home
Eight people have escaped a Papatoetoe house fire this evening. Two fire crews were called out to the blaze at 8.40pm and were still at the property doing salvage work at 9.15pm.
Firefighters battling large chemical spill
Firefighters are currently dealing with a large chemical spill at a freight yard in South Auckland.
Rescuers driven back by smoke, flames
Neighbours tried to save a man who was trapped inside his burning home in Titahi Bay this morning, but were driven back by thick smoke and flames.
Grandfather rescues boy from blaze
A grandfather raced into a burning home to rescue his 3-year-old grandson.
House seriously damaged in fire
A house has been seriously damaged in a fire in the Auckland suburb of Kelston today.
Ski industry worker killed in fire near Wanaka named
A ski industry worker who died in a sleep-out fire near Wanaka in the early hours of yesterday morning has been named by police.
One dead in Wanaka house fire
A person is dead following a house fire in Wanaka overnight.
Fatal fire 'like explosion'
One of the first police to arrive at the scene of Australia’s worst house fire says the intensity of the blaze prevented the rescue of 11 people trapped inside.
Fire breaks out at Unitec in Auckland
Unitec spokeswoman Liz Phillips said an electrical fire broke out in a ceiling space in a building in the centre of the campus.
Truck driver hospitalised after chemical leak
A truck driver was hospitalised after chemicals leaked from his truck near Taupo overnight, the fire service says.
Dunedin fires put three in hospital
Three people have been hospitalised after two Dunedin houses caught fire overnight, the fire service says.
Chemical fire in Mt Maunganui
A chemical fire has broken out off Hewletts Rd in Mt Maunganui tonight and emergency services have cordoned off the area.
Teen burned as party prank backfires
A Hokitika teenager suffered serious burns after a party prank backfired in Kokatahi.
'Devastating' fire at Paraparaumu School
The fire that destroyed four classrooms and a library at Kapiti Coast's oldest school is "devastating" says the principal.
One person hospitalised after Otara house fire
One person was taken to hospital in a critical condition after a house fire in Otara last night.
Pet terrier saves family from house fire
In the distance, Natasha O'Brien could hear Jewels, her miniature Jack Russell, barking.
Burning death: Manslaughter, not murder
An East Coast man has been found not guilty of murder but guilty of the manslaughter of his partner, who burned to death in their Tikitiki home.
Mother died 'in the most horrible way'
A High Court jury has been told by the Crown that a man accused of murder killed the mother of his three children "in the most horrible way" imaginable.