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Woman praised for waking neighbours in fire
Firefighters are praising a west Auckland woman who rushed into her neighbour's burning house and woke the sleeping occupants.
Fire at Penrose factory
A massive fire broke out at a factory in the Auckland suburb of Penrose on Monday night.
Sprinkler system saves Christchurch factory
A sprinkler system has saved a Christchurch bedding factory from severe damage after a chemical explosion overnight.
Historic building blaze 'blow to Ashburton heritage'
The loss of Ashburton's historic Canterbury Flour Mill to fire this morning was a major blow to the regions's heritage, says the New Zealand Historic Places Trust (NZHPT).
Fire guts historic Canterbury building
Firefighters are battling a huge blaze at the historic Canterbury Flour Mill building in Ashburton.
Prisoner sets fire to bedding, injures two
A prisoner set fire to her cell bedding at Christchurch Women's Prison last night, causing extensive damage and injuring two prison guards who came to help her.
Australia: The Great Shrinking Land
In a rare moment of unity, Australia's political leaders joined to mourn the victims of a catastrophic summer.
'Sheer blind luck' decides whose home is destroyed
Bushfire victim Paul Bosveld saw the remains of his home and said he was 'going to travel through life a bit lighter from now on'.
Bushfires raze almost 70 homes
Firefighters worked throughout the night to control a fierce bushfire, which razed 68 homes near Perth.
Perth bushfires destroy 59 homes
Bushfires that destroyed at least 59 Perth homes and forced hundreds of people to flee for their lives continued to burn last night.