Investigation into Christchurch fatal fire begins, details about victim emerge
Fire investigators are at the scene today, working to determine the blaze's cause.
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Emergency services attending a massive blaze in South Auckland
A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said crews were called to the fire in Patumahoe at 6pm.
Air NZ passenger 'boiling with anger' after 16-hour flight to nowhere
The affected passengers have all been rebooked on flights, the airline says.
Emergency services at Invercargill fire, smoke clouds CBD
Fire at Turnbull Thomson Park thought to be pile of rubber or hockey turf, witnesses say.
Result preview: Fletcher Building on track despite NZICC repair costs
NZICC to be classified as a significant item in company’s half-year result.
Focus: Fire at Precast HQ in Westgate
Fire at Precast HQ in Westgate. Video / Dean Purcell
Fire trucks rush to Johnsonville wildfire
Wildfire near Johnsonville in Wellington. Fire trucks and an ambulance seen rushing up the gorge. Video / Aaron Dahmen
House fire in East Auckland gridlocks traffic as firefighters tackle blaze
House fire in East Auckland gridlocks traffic as firefighters tackle blaze. Video / Supplied
Woman arrested after fire reported at Auckland City Mission building
A fire was reported about 3am at the Auckland City Mission on Hobson St.
‘Devastated’: 50,000 chickens dead in fire at Waikato farm
A blaze at Zeagold chicken farm in Waikato took the lives of 75,000 egg-laying hens today.
Deadly wildfires in Chile
Wildfires have claimed at least 22 lives in Chile and the toll is set to rise.
50-carriage freight train derailment causes huge fire, evacuations in US
Hazardous materials on board but response tricky as water pumps on trucks froze.
Waikeria prison riots: Two more admit guilt, as 12 others head to trial
Fires lit by rioting prisoners allegedly caused $50m of damage.
Napier homicide house scorched by second suspicious fire
The Marewa address is where police found Arohaina Henare unresponsive.
Cafe owner tried to extinguish flames with garden hose after fire breaks out in ceiling
The cafe caught fire just after 11am.
Suitcase set alight at supermarket
Fire and Emergency put the suitcase fire on Moire Rd out and police inquiries are ongoing.
Palmerston North house fire being treated as suspicious
No one was believed to be in the house at the time of the fire.
Two people injured in house fire near concert venue
Multiple fire crews from Christchurch Central, Wigram and Spreydon were called to fire.
Helicopters working to contain forestry blaze near Motueka
Fire and Emergency said the fire was reported at 3.30pm.
Tasman crews busy with rural blaze, chemical building fire
Fire and Emergency have told Nelson residents to avoid Elm St during decontamination.
Seriously injured person taken to hospital after BBQ explosion in Auckland
Fire and Emergency NZ went to a home in Beach Haven where the fire was already put out.
Building evacuated, reports of heavy smoke in Grafton, Auckland
Six fire command units are currently trying to find the source of heavy smoke.
Helicopters continue to battle vegetation blaze near Queenstown
The vegetation fire at Long Gully has been burning since Thursday night.
Jacinda Ardern calls time, North Shore blaze & Alec Baldwin charged | Focus Morning Bulletin: 20 January, 2023
Jacinda Ardern’s popularity revealed as the PM steps down, Fire crews respond to building fire overnight and prosecutors announce Alec Baldwin’s fate in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ Herald
'It was pretty full on': Kaiwaka residents relive fighting fatal fire
The death doesn’t appear to be suspicious and has been referred to the Coroner
Firefighters respond to fire in commercial building in Wairau Valley
Fire and Emergency NZ were called to a building fire in Wairau Valley at 8.55pm
Queenstown blaze spreads over 6ha
Fire and Emergency says choppers stood down in darkness but will resume at 6am.
Abandoned car set alight in North Shore, threatening trees and homes
The well-lit car stood on the walkway of Tui Park as firefighters fought the blaze.
Fire and Emergency respond to two house fires across Auckland
Firefighters responded to a kitchen fire in Māngere East and another in Epsom
Drought, snow, hurricanes ... The cost of extreme weather in the US in 2022
It was another near-record year in number of extreme events and overall damage from them.
Workers escape unharmed after stray spark ignites metal business in Napier
Everyone escaped unharmed after a stray spark set Galvanising Hawke's Bay alight.
Two firefighters injured battling suspicious Levin blaze
One crew member was hospitalised after the callout to an unoccupied house.
NZ company develops pilotless planes to fight bushfires
World-leading move converts planes to drones for work in tough conditions.
Dairy engulfed in flames
Bayview dairy shop on Vipond Rd, Stanmore Bay engulfed in flames last night. Source / Sam Teh