New ZealandBurning boat on Lake LyndonA video of a speedboat dousing a burning vessel by swerving next to it has gone viral on the internet.Watch30 Dec 05:21 AM
New ZealandHoliday cut short after caravan blazeChristchurch woman Peta Pool and her grandson Justice faced a long drive back to Canterbury after their pop top caravan burned to the ground yesterday.27 Dec 12:32 AM
New ZealandFamily escape deliberate infernoA West Auckland family escaped from an inferno after their house was deliberately set on fire early on Christmas morning.25 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandSilence tortures triplets' parentsSeven months ago their lives were a happy chaos as they raised energetic and vibrant triplets Lillie, Jackson and Willsher.25 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandChristmas Eve blaze deliberately litA fire that forced a family of eight to flee their west Auckland home early today was deliberately lit, police say.25 Dec 02:28 AM
New ZealandHastings man pulled from fireA 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.21 Dec 01:37 AM
New ZealandFamily faces Christmas without tripletsThe 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".20 Dec 07:22 PM
New ZealandSprinklers failed in Doha mall fireSprinklers 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.19 Dec 09:08 PM
New ZealandThree cars set alight in Upper Hutt overnightRed, white and blue cars were set alight on different streets over a four-hour period in Upper Hutt last night.19 Dec 06:42 PM
New ZealandVolunteer firefighter's secret arson convictionA volunteer firefighter failed to mention his conviction for arson when he applied for duty with a rural fire force.19 Dec 01:19 AM
New ZealandFireman pictured fighting blaze had arson convictionA volunteer firefighter failed to mention his conviction for arson when he applied for duty with a rural fire force.18 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandBurn off sparks costly pine fireRural landowners risk hefty bills for fires that take more than an hour to fight, Wairarapa principal rural fire officer Phil Wishnowsky has warned.18 Dec 02:20 AM
New ZealandNelson pub damaged in suspicious blazeA Nelson pub was gutted by a suspicious fire that sparked fears for an adjacent petrol station early this morning.17 Dec 06:15 PM
New ZealandTotal fire ban across Hawke's BayThe Department of Conservation is taking the unusual step of declaring a total fire ban across its Hawke's Bay regional parks for the first time in 12 years.12 Dec 09:47 PM
CricketCricket great Crowe's fiery protestNew Zealand's greatest batsman, Martin Crowe, is understood to have set fire to his New Zealand cricket blazer in protest at the demotion of Ross Taylor as captain.12 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandOne dead after house fire in WanganuiA person has died in a house fire in Wanganui today.11 Dec 03:14 AM
New ZealandRaw: Eight escape house infernoTwo adults and five children escaped when fire tore through this Maraenui Housing New Zealand house in Napier on Saturday. The occupants heard a smoke detector begin to go off - then heard one of the children cry out "fire!" The fire was believed to have broken out in a room where the children had been playing but it was not known how it started. Video supplied by Justin Walker. Watch10 Dec 01:20 AM
New ZealandEight escape inferno in NapierAs fire tore through the house leaving her with nothing more than she was wearing, Maraenui woman Sharron Paramore collapsed to the ground in shock and tears.09 Dec 09:40 PM
New ZealandDramatic fire in AucklandVideo: Firefighters battled a large fire at the AHI Roofing plant in Glen Innes this morning.08 Dec 03:05 AM
New ZealandGrim sight will stay with usOff-roading fans say burned out cars common in area but body find was complete shock Shane Malcolm Bell I wished we had kept on driving because it was a grisly find.05 Dec 04:30 PM
