Police have named the 25-year-old woman who died as a result of a house fire in Paraparaumu yesterday morning.

The flatmate of a 25-year-old mother who died in a house fire in Paraparaumu last night has described how she tried to save her.

Dozens of firefighters are working to put out a blaze at a chicken hatchery in a rural area south of Auckland.

Firefighters have brought a blaze at an apartment block in central Auckland this afternoon under control.

An apprentice mechanic whose dream car was torched in Masterton on Saturday has been swamped with offers of parts from all around the country.

A honeymooning pair claim to have run into not one, but six natural disasters as they followed their itinerary around the globe.

Howls from a child trapped in a burning house compelled an 18-year-old neighbour to dash inside. "That was a cry that you would never hear in your life," said Wiremu Ropata, who was watching television at home and getting ready to go to bed

Police and fire safety officers are investigating a third suspicious fire in the Manawatu town of Feilding this year after a blaze at a hair salon overnight.

Firefighter Merv Neil has won a New Zealand Bravery Award for his fearless work in the Waikato coolstore fire.

A specialist fire investigator is being sent in, to find the cause of a house fire in Invercargill.

Witnesses have described desperate attempts to save the motorists involved in a fiery crash in Napier yesterday morning.

A car has burst into flames after crashing in Napier, leaving one person fighting for their life.

A man is in a critical condition in hospital after being rescued from a burning house in Taupo this morning.