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Suspicious fires investigated

Authorities are investigating a raft of suspicious fires in the South Island overnight.

Scrub fires keep northern emergency services busy

Fire at Auckland school

One injured in small gas explosion in campervan

Pair abandon burning boat

Firefighters battle several large scrub fires

Burns victim's 'flashbacks of flames'

A severely burnt Dunedin man wants to thank those who helped him as his skin melted following a 'freak accident'.

Firefighters still battling large blaze near Ashburton

Firefighters were this morning still battling a large blaze which ripped through hundreds of hay bales and threatened a house near Ashburton overnight.

Blaze in Mt Wellington

Swathes of smoke can be seen drifting across East Auckland due to a derelict vehicle and pellet fire in Mt Wellington.

Sth Auckland fires under investigation

Two suspicious fires which occurred in South Auckland overnight are under investigation.

Large fire in Hamilton

Ashburton fires suspicious

Canterbury firefighters didn't get much sleep last night with six rural fire around Ashburton, four of which may be linked and are being treated as suspicious.

Fire which killed young dad started near switchboard

Fire forces two people to abandon small boat

Two people have suffered mild smoke inhalation but are otherwise lucky to walk away after the boat they were on caught fire near Waiheke Island

Fire leaves residents homeless

A fire that gutted a woman's home on Auckland's North Shore also left her neighbour homeless after the blaze spread upstairs in the building.

Blaze at Auckland waste paper facility