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Tasmanian fires rage on
Tasmanians spent another anxious night in evacuation centres as bushfires burned out of control throughout the state.

Firefighters hurt battling big Wanganui blaze
Two firefighters suffered injuries likely to keep them off work for days while battling a "wall of fire" at a Wanganui house.

Doha parents asked 'horrible' questions
Parents of children killed in the Doha Mall fire last year say they have been attacked by defence lawyers in a hearing to determine responsibility for the 19 deaths.

Heat puts Australia on high alert
Emergency services in three states were on high alert yesterday as a heatwave blasted southern Australia.

Sheds catch fire behind Bay of Islands home
Three sheds behind a Bay of Islands home caught fire early this morning.

Families fight fire to protect homes
Families fought flames with spades, garden hoses and shoes to protect their Havelock North homes yesterday.

Burning boat on Lake Lyndon
A video of a speedboat dousing a burning vessel by swerving next to it has gone viral on the internet.

Silence tortures triplets' parents
Seven months ago their lives were a happy chaos as they raised energetic and vibrant triplets Lillie, Jackson and Willsher.

Christmas Eve blaze deliberately lit
A fire that forced a family of eight to flee their west Auckland home early today was deliberately lit, police say.

Hastings man pulled from fire
A Hastings teen is being hailed a hero after jumping a 3-metre fence, dragging a sleeping man from his bed and extinguishing a flaming frying pan.

Family faces Christmas without triplets
The parents of 2-year-old triplets who died in a Doha mall fire will be surrounded by family as they face their first Christmas without their "three little monkeys".

Sprinklers failed in Doha mall fire
Sprinklers in a Doha mall could have stopped the smoke that claimed the lives of 19 people including young New Zealand triplets - if they were working.

Three cars set alight in Upper Hutt overnight
Red, white and blue cars were set alight on different streets over a four-hour period in Upper Hutt last night.

Volunteer firefighter's secret arson conviction
A volunteer firefighter failed to mention his conviction for arson when he applied for duty with a rural fire force.

Fireman pictured fighting blaze had arson conviction
A volunteer firefighter failed to mention his conviction for arson when he applied for duty with a rural fire force.

Burn off sparks costly pine fire
Rural landowners risk hefty bills for fires that take more than an hour to fight, Wairarapa principal rural fire officer Phil Wishnowsky has warned.