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Neighbours rush to help fire victim
A 19-year-old woman who emerged from a burning Northland house following an explosion was hosed down by neighbours until emergency services arrived.
'Stupid people' ignoring Far North fire ban
A Far North fire boss has had a gutsful of "stupid people" ignoring a total fire ban and putting lives and property at risk, with 37 fire callouts in the district so far this year, including two yesterday.
Burn victim dies in hospital
A Northland woman has died in hospital after she was severely burnt in a gas explosion.
Barking dog saves kids from fire
A dog that refused to stop barking when a fire broke out helped save a mother and her two children from the blaze in the bedroom of a Wanganui house.
Four people hospitalised after Wanganui fire
Four people have been hospitalised after a fire at Wanganui last night.
Woman burnt in Ruakaka explosion
A woman who has suffered burns to 70 per cent of her body had just arrived home when an explosion occurred, a resident who came to her help says.
Fire review could hit homeowners
Homeowners could have to pay more in Fire Service levies under a proposed shake-up of the way the service is funded.
Blaze in central Wellington may have been sparked by oily towels
A fire in the laundry of a central Wellington day spa may have been sparked by oily towels in a drier.
Fire ban review likely after dose of rain
A fire ban for Auckland - the first for the region - will be reviewed today after two days of rain.
Driest January for half a century
One of the driest Januaries in more than 100 years has resulted in an "extreme'' and "severe'' lack of soil moisture across all of the North Island.
Garden centre goes up in flames
A massive garden centre fire which dominated the Masterton skyline erupted while lunchtime customers browsed and destroyed $250,000 worth of vehicles and equipment.
Fish-smoker sparks multiple fires
A man smoking fish in his shed is thought to have started a fire which spread to a house and a factory in Thames.
Garden centre fire now out
Firefighters have managed to subdue the massive fire that englufed a Masterton garden centre earlier this afternoon.
Doha fire prosecution case 'fairly limited'
The father of the Kiwi triplets killed in a mall fire in Doha says the prosecution case at a trial to decide culpability for the fatal fire was "fairly limited''.
Expert explains Doha fire
The last of the prosecution witnesses in the Doha mall fire trial has given evidence on how the deadly blaze was ignited.
Police evacuate families over scrub fire
Firefighters were still dampening down hotspots at scrub fires around Auckland last night after a frantic few hours that saw a number of fires stretch resources.