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Emergency teams battling Taihape grass fire
A grass fire that started just before midday on Mt Stewart at Taihape, adjacent to Mataroa Rd/State Highway 1 is still burning.
Man killed in Tokoroa house fire
The person who died in a house fire in Tokoroa last night has been confirmed as a man.
Body found in burnt Christchurch house
A body has been found at the earthquake-damaged central Christchurch property that burned overnight, police said today.
Family flees as boy, 4, alerts mother to blaze
A 4-year-old boy raised the alarm after a fire broke out in a Hamilton home - but firefighters say smoke alarms would have given more warning.
Large bang at fatal Tokoroa house fire
Neighbours heard a large bang when a Tokoroa house went up in flames, killing one person and leaving another man fighting for his life in Waikato Hospital.
Burned kids face long recovery
The infant siblings badly burned in a Gisborne car fire are likely to face dozens more operations and many weeks in hospital as they recover.
Fire in Waikato town kills one
One person is dead and another is fighting for their life after a house fire in Tokoroa this evening.
Bedside vigil for car-fire kids
The family of two children who were severely burned in a car fire in Gisborne last week are maintaining a bedside vigil as the pair continue to fight for their lives in hospital.
Hero in the car-fire kids nightmare
A hero first aider has described the moments he thought a three-year-girl had died after she was pulled from a horrific car fire in Gisborne.
Car fire kids still serious
Two pre-schoolers who were trapped in a burning car in Gisborne remain hospitalised in a serious condition.
Friends speak up for burnt tots' mum
Family and friends of the mother whose toddlers were badly burnt in a car fire after being left alone have defended her actions.
Car fire: Girl in specialist burns unit
A three-year-old girl, seriously burnt in a car fire in Gisborne, has been transferred to the specialist burns unit at Middlemore Hospital in Auckland.
Car fire: Locked-in kids critically hurt
The Fire Service says a car fire in Gisborne that left two young children with life-threatening burns is a reminder of why children should not be left alone in cars.
Children injured in car fire
Two young children have been critically injured by a car fire in Gisborne this afternoon.
Army cleared of misconduct after fire
The NZ army has been cleared of any misconduct by a court of inquiry after a hot fragment from a grenade sparked a blaze during training at the West Melton Rifle Range.
Rangoon school blaze claims 13 lives
Thirteen people, including children, have been killed after a fire broke out in a Muslim school in Rangoon because of a suspected electrical fault, police in Burma's main city say.
Choppers, crews battle Wairarapa fire
Six helicopters with monsoon buckets and seven ground firecrews battled a rapidly moving pine forest fire on Pahaoa Rd, east of Martinborough, yesterday that had engulfed 30 hectares by midday and was still burning.
Burn victim may have put petrol on backyard fire
A 50-year-old Warkworth man suffered burns to much of his body after a backyard fire exploded.
Infant falls into fire
A one-year-old boy is in intensive care and due to have surgery for serious burns after falling into a fire.
Christchurch fire may have been deliberately lit
A fire in an empty house in Christchurch overnight is believed to have been deliberately lit.
Students blame police after fires
Drunk university students who set couches alight after being turfed out of parties are blaming police for inflaming tensions.
Man may have been saved twice
It appears the 54-year-old man saved from his burning Dunedin flat on Monday night may have been rescued twice, by different people.
Firefighters battle boat blaze at Auckland marina
Firefighters were this morning fighting a boat on fire at an Auckland marina.