New ZealandFire at Northcote CollegeA building has caught fire at Northcote College, on Auckland’s North Shore.26 Sep 07:21 PM
New ZealandFire breaks out at freezing worksA fire has broken out at a freezing works operation in Mataura.19 Sep 11:16 PM
New ZealandLPG tanker catches fire, blocks Waikato roadAn LPG tanker that caught fire early today is blocking a Waikato road, police say.17 Sep 07:18 PM
New ZealandTeen hailed hero found dead in bedThe teenager who perished in Saturday morning's ferocious house blaze in Christchurch was found dead in his bed, police say.15 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandFlames claim heroic teen's lifeTributes flowed last night for the 16-year-old boy killed in a house fire trying to get his pregnant friend to safety.13 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandTeen died in blaze trying to help friendNeighbours heard teenagers screaming in the street as blaze ripped through Christchurch home.12 Sep 07:39 PM
New ZealandNY firemen in NZ honour victims of 9/11Thirteen years have passed since the day New York firefighter John Mills' life changed forever.11 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandTwo Christchurch house fires 'suspicious'Two abandoned Christchurch houses have been seriously damaged in suspicious fires early today.04 Sep 07:22 PM
New ZealandOtago man dies in station burn-offA man was killed yesterday after a controlled burn-off on a 13,000 ha station in Otago, which was so big it was visible from the town of Cromwell.03 Sep 07:38 PM
New ZealandFatal fire after negotiationsA specialist police squad negotiated with a man in a rural Far North home for about four hours before he was found dead in a house fire caused by an explosive device.01 Sep 06:55 AM
New ZealandArmed callout before fatal house firePolice were negotiating with a man later found dead in a house fire in Northland early this morning after a firearms incident.31 Aug 09:34 PM
New ZealandBonfire explosion injures partygoersAn explosion injured as many as six people last night when a large steel grass roller blew up after it was put on a Mosgiel bonfire.31 Aug 06:24 AM
New ZealandFires in Rotorua and Lower HuttOne person was injured in a house fire in Rotorua this morning.30 Aug 11:28 PM
Lifestyle'He touches your heart'Today is a special day for a little boy who has miraculously emerged from the aftermath of a car fire that nearly took his life.30 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandPride of NZ: Maera Maki-AndersonWhen the Kaingaroa Forest Volunteer Fire Brigade membership dwindled to just four, the station was faced with closure.29 Aug 05:00 PM
New ZealandFamily escape burning homeEight people have escaped a Papatoetoe house fire this evening. Two fire crews were called out to the blaze at 8.40pm and were still at the property doing salvage work at 9.15pm.29 Aug 09:24 AM
New ZealandFirefighters battling large chemical spillFirefighters are currently dealing with a large chemical spill at a freight yard in South Auckland.28 Aug 11:40 AM
New ZealandRescuers driven back by smoke, flamesNeighbours tried to save a man who was trapped inside his burning home in Titahi Bay this morning, but were driven back by thick smoke and flames.23 Aug 11:37 PM
New ZealandGrandfather rescues boy from blazeA grandfather raced into a burning home to rescue his 3-year-old grandson.23 Aug 11:27 PM
New ZealandHouse seriously damaged in fireA house has been seriously damaged in a fire in the Auckland suburb of Kelston today.22 Aug 09:22 PM
New ZealandSki industry worker killed in fire near Wanaka namedA ski industry worker who died in a sleep-out fire near Wanaka in the early hours of yesterday morning has been named by police.22 Aug 02:15 AM
New ZealandOne dead in Wanaka house fireA person is dead following a house fire in Wanaka overnight.20 Aug 07:08 PM
WorldFatal fire 'like explosion'One of the first police to arrive at the scene of Australia’s worst house fire says the intensity of the blaze prevented the rescue of 11 people trapped inside.20 Aug 02:22 AM
New ZealandFire breaks out at Unitec in AucklandUnitec spokeswoman Liz Phillips said an electrical fire broke out in a ceiling space in a building in the centre of the campus.19 Aug 06:25 AM
