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Arson latest attack on kids
The head teacher at a Northland kindergarten has made a plea to the community to help catch the culprits who are destroying their playground with vandalism that now includes an arson attack.
Firefighters battling scrub fire in rural Waikato
Firefighters are battling a scrub fire in a remote part of rural Waikato this morning.
Fire, evacuation at Albany mall
Two 14-year-old girls are being spoken to by police after a scrub fire which forced the evacuation of a shopping mall on Auckland's North Shore.
Scrub fire near Wanganui Airport
The fire was covering at least 1 hectare of tussock grass between the ocean and the airport. It was windy and the fire spreading fast, a Fire Service spokesman said.
Nelson vehicle testing stations damaged in fire
A fire has significantly damaged two vehicle testing stations in a Nelson commercial building.
Twist in deadly fire case 40 years on
Forty years after 15 people died in the firebombing of Brisbane's Whiskey Au Go Go nightclub, controversy and conspiracy theories still surround what was until the Port Arthur massacre, Australia's worst mass murder.
Shock at arsonist's release
A Rotorua woman whose home was torched by her ex-partner is shocked he has been released from jail after serving just over one-third of his sentence.
Discarded butt blamed for blaze
A discarded cigarette butt has been blamed for a blaze that wreaked $250,000 worth of damage to a shed, vehicles and equipment at a Masterton garden supply firm.
Fire crews battle Masterton forest blaze
About eight hectares of forest has been burned by a blaze in rural Masterton, with crews still on site last night to keep the fire under control.
Farm bike blaze threatened homes
Northland's tinder-dry conditions caused a quad bike fire to extend into a blaze which threatened homes and which took four fire crews and two helicopters to extinguish.
Woman killed in Wellington fire to be formally identified today
An elderly woman who was trapped and killed in a Wellington house fire will be formally identified in a post-mortem examination today.
Peter Nicolle elected president of firefighters union
A Wanganui fireman is now heading the country's firefighters union and says he wants to develop much closer and clearer relationships with the Fire Service on his watch.
Praise for neighbours after fatal blaze
The body of an elderly woman who was trapped in her Wellington home as a fire ripped through will be recovered today.
Elderly person dies in house fire
Police will tomorrow start investigating the cause of a Wellington house fire that killed one elderly person today.
Matakana Island fire threatened homes
Fire destroyed more than 3ha of land and threatened homes in two separate Bay of Plenty blazes - one of which is believed to have been deliberately lit.
Three houses lost: Firebugs blamed
Three houses worth a total of almost $2.5 million in the Auckland suburb of Westmere will have to be rebuilt after an arson attack on one being renovated.
Large scrub fire in Cashmere Hills
A large scrub fire in the Cashmere Hills above Christchurch could be seen clearly from the city overnight.
Terrified neighbours flee fire + VIDEO
Terrified neighbours have spoken of explosions and flames leaping metres in the air as a suspicious fire ripped through three houses in a leafy Auckland suburb last night.