Teen pulls siblings to safety as cooking oil fire guts Mt Roskill home
The two-storey building was well-involved by the time firefighters arrived.
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'Huge explosion': One dead in fiery truck crash, SH1 closed at Bombay Hills until early evening
The highway is closed in both directions at Bombay.
Police appeal for information on suspicious Carterton fire
Two shops in the Wairarapa have been badly damaged by fire overnight.
Small Far North community 'turned upside-down' by night of fires
Local hero who put out fires says his quiet community was 'turned upside-down'.
Titirangi house fire: Man charged, to appear in court
A man is due to appear in court today.
Focus: Armed standoff & house fire in Titirangi
The Armed Offenders Squad, police, fire and St John Ambulance all rushed to the incident. Video / Hayden Woodward
Large burn-off near Hanmer Springs under control after several hours
Helicopters spotted by passersby filling up monsoon buckets in the Waiau River.
Fire at Chinese research centre in Wellington being treated as suspicious
The fire broke out early today at the Contemporary Chinese Research Centre.
Community coming to aid of former Gloriavale family after fire
They didn't have a lot of possessions but they're now back to square one.
Struck by lightning: Former Gloriavale family loses everything in fire
Farmhouse burnt to the ground in fierce inferno on Saturday morning.
Truck burnt, warehousing damaged in blaze off Omahu Rd
Retirement village care centre evacuated in second fire alert
Suspected arson at Flaxmere business
Suspected arson at Flaxmere business. Video / Craig Cooper
Fire breaks out at Sheffield Hotel, cause still to be determined
The Sheffield Hotel in Darfield has been badly damaged by fire overnight.
Watch: 'It was unreal' - suspicious fire rips through house near Hastings
A neighbour ran to get an extinguisher before realising the flames were "too big".
Seven fire crews called to property blaze on Auckland's Dominion Rd
Fire investigators will work to figure out the cause of a blaze in Auckland overnight.
Fire crews battle house fire in Papakura
Flames can be seen coming from the second floor of the house.
Focus: Fire at MG Marketing warehouse in Mt Wellington
Firefighters battle the blaze at the MG Marketing building in Mt Wellington. Video / Dean Purcell
Photos: Firefighters respond to four-alarm blaze at Auckland vege warehouse
Services were called to the Great South Rd address just after 9am today.
Desperate move to save world's largest tree
Firefighters going to bizarre measures to save Earth's largest trees from wildfires.
Important safety message after devastating garage fire
"It was very close to taking the whole house."
'Lucky to be alive': Truck driver freed from vehicle after horror crash north of Levin
One person has been flown to Wellington Hospital in critical condition.
Spring Hill Corrections Facility prisoner starts fire in cell
Some prisoners were evacuated after a small fire in a cell.
Focus: Counties Manukau Health Tamaki Oranga facility in Ōtara
Two patients were taken to hospital for smoke inhalation following the fire. Video / Hayden Woodward
Updated: 'Trees down all over the place': Strong winds cause havoc, clean up begins
The wild weather has hampered the ability of crews to get fires under control.
Fires burn through trees and a barn in Hawke's Bay as strong winds hit
Fire more than 22km out of Dannevirke set alight a haybarn at 11.20am.
Apartment, two vehicles catch fire in central Hamilton
The couple lost both their vehicles and their belongings in the blaze.
Mother pulled from house fire in Napier fights for life
Mother remains in a critical condition in Hawke's Bay Hospital on Tuesday morning.
Wildfire: South Lake Tahoe ordered to evacuate
Out of control fire threatens to raze entire Californian city.
Preschooler raised alarm to free woman hurt in Napier house blaze
One person sustained critical injuries in the blaze.
Woman threw her dog to safety before perishing in house fire
Police are seeking information about a suspicious fire at the property.
Building site was hit by arson, landlord books $89.1m rise
'The property is insured and the insurance claim has been accepted in full' - owner.
Fires destroy three North Island homes
No one was injured in the three house fires overnight.