Kinleith Mill fire contained
Firefighters have contained a blaze at Carter Holt Harvey's largest pulp and paper mill in Waikato this morning.
Firefighters have contained a blaze at Carter Holt Harvey's largest pulp and paper mill in Waikato this morning.
Emergency services have been called to a fire at a Rotorua paint shop early this morning where one person has been hospitalised.
A volunteer firefighter pulled a man from a room engulfed in flames as a fierce blaze early this morning razed one home and left only a blackened shell of the next door house.
A man was heard screaming in pain as a storage shed complex north of urban Christchurch erupted in flames this afternoon.
Two women had to run for their lives after the car they were in burst into flames and started a 2000sq m scrub fire that threatened homes in Welcome Bay.
Dozens of firefighters continue to battle a large scrub fire burning north of Auckland since Saturday.
A Taumarunui man has been charged with arson over two fires on a rural Kakahi property last week.
Firefighters are battling steep terrain and limited water supplies to contain a large scrub fire near a pine forest in Dome Valley north of Auckland this afternoon.
A helicopter pilot needed medical treatment for ash in his eyes as firefighters battled a massive forest fire last night.
Firefighters battle a large forest fire north of Auckland. Video supplied by Daniel Fenning
Firefighters are battling a large forest fire north of Auckland. A helicopter with monsoon bucket, five pumps and two water tankers are assisting at the scene.
The cause of a house fire north of Whangarei overnight is being investigated.
Western Bay firefighters are on high alert with the region's fire risk at a three-year high.
A large scrub fire in a Wellington suburb which threatened 30 houses and forced the evacuation of up to 70 residents.
A scrub fire north of Auckland has grown six times in size over the course of today.
The residents of a rural house engulfed by a suspicious fire last night are incredibly lucky to have escaped, police say.
Four fire engines and five tankers are at the Chertsey Kyle Road fire which has spread down a 400 metre tree line and destroyed a hay stack.
A woman was lucky to escape with her life from an exploding house in Wanganui East early on Saturday morning.
A man will appear in court today charged with murder after a fatal house fire near Tikitiki on the East Coast last October.
Bella the dog is tiny and and only 11 months old, but her insistent urgent bark on Monday night saved a family of four from tragedy.