New ZealandPrimary school fire suspiciousA large fire at an Auckland primary school is being treated as suspicious, the fire service says.11 Jan 07:31 PM
New ZealandRecycling truck catches fire on Waikato highwayA truck has caught on fire in Waikato blocking part of State Highway 27.09 Jan 09:10 PM
New ZealandWoman struck by petrol tankerA female pedestrian has suffered life threatening injuries after being struck by a petrol tanker in central Dunedin this morning.09 Jan 08:34 PM
New Zealand'Hay Family' fire sparks ireThere's anger in Kurow after the town's famous 'Hay Family' was destroyed in a suspected arson attack.08 Jan 09:14 PM
New ZealandPolice at the scene of Christchurch house fireThe Fire Service has been at the scene of a house fire in Christchurch this morning.08 Jan 06:26 PM
New ZealandLarge scrub fire in Opahi BayA large scrub fire has engulfed a cliff-face in Opahi Bay, about 20km south of Warkworth, tonight.08 Jan 10:30 AM
New ZealandCommon kitchen feature blamed for firesA common kitchen feature has been blamed for fires which destroyed one home and badly damaged another in the past month.08 Jan 04:21 AM
New ZealandScrub fire stops trains in HamiltonA scrub fire has forced a halt to train traffic outside Hamilton.07 Jan 06:43 AM
New ZealandTrain believed to have ignited large blazeA train is believed to have ignited a large blaze that destroyed a vast crop and threatened to spread into nearby areas of Chertsey in Ashburton yesterday, firefighters say.06 Jan 08:04 PM
New ZealandFire spreads through two storey block in ManurewaA fire has broken out at a Manurewa business with reports of people possibly trapped inside. St John was called to the fire on Great South Road at 12.25pm today.06 Jan 12:45 AM
WorldMan live tweets apartment fire escapeA New York City father began posting harrowing tweets online revealing how his high rise apartment building was burning below him - trapping him and his family inside.05 Jan 08:23 PM
New ZealandHigh-end lodge up in flamesA multimillion-dollar luxury lodge in Whangamata's Wentworth Valley was engulfed by "a huge fireball" and destroyed early yesterday.04 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandFierce fire in CoromandelA private lodge in Coromandel was badly damaged by a large fire early this morning.03 Jan 07:53 PM
New ZealandCliff blaze blow to communityA blaze that raged through 20ha of hand-planted pohutukawa forest yesterday has struck a blow to the small community of Karekare Beach on Auckland's west coast.02 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandLarge scrub fire near AucklandFirefighters battled a large scrub fire on Auckland's west coast on the road leading to the popular Karekare surf beach.02 Jan 04:37 AM
New ZealandBlaze at vacant shop in SouthlandFirefighters are at a blaze in a vacant shop in rural Southland.01 Jan 08:20 PM
WorldAustralia battles extremes as heat and storms strikeAustralia was battling weather extremes yesterday with South Australia hit by its first tropical storm for 15 years, just as the state's north faced a catastrophic bushfire risk.01 Jan 04:30 PM
New ZealandCafe burns to the groundA Hamilton bistro has been destroyed by a fire today, devastating its owners.28 Dec 09:37 PM
New ZealandShed at poultry factory engulfed in flamesA shed at a poultry factory on the outskirts of Levin was engulfed in flames this morning.22 Dec 09:17 PM
New ZealandOutdoor fire restriction for ChristchurchThe lighting of outdoor fires in Christchurch and on Banks Peninsula will be restricted from today.22 Dec 07:05 PM
New ZealandFire nearly destroys power feedFirefighters have contained a large bush fire that came dangerously close to destroying the main power feed between the North and South Islands.21 Dec 09:09 PM
New ZealandFierce bushfire razes homesTwo firefighters were injured, two houses destroyed and residents evacuated by helicopter as a bushfire was fanned by strong winds and raged out of control yesterday.21 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandLarge fire east of PictonFire fighters are battling a large fire in high winds in a remote bay east of Picton and say they have fears for public safety.21 Dec 04:51 AM
