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Auckland backpackers evacuated due to fire
One person was sent to hospital as a result of the Wellesley St blaze.
One person was sent to hospital as a result of the Wellesley St blaze.
"Crews arrived to find three classrooms and one part of an office block well ablaze."
Firefighters have extinguished fires in Wiri and New Windsor overnight.
Watercare: "While we welcomed the rain this week, it provided only light relief."
Helicopters will be at the scene at dawn.
A Dunedin man's partner died suddenly, then a house fire killed his dog.
"The guard outside the bank next door must have thought I was going to rob the place."
The cars have been trapped since the SkyCity Convention centre blaze.
Fire crews were called to the scene about 5.20am.
A fire and emergency spokesperson says they were called to the fire on Cass St.
Smoke has stopped pouring from the building.
Rowan Baxter is reported to have approached the car with his wife and three children.
Crews are still at the scene of a scrub fire in Christchurch.
The golf club was completely gutted by fire on Saturday afternoon.
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At one stage the blaze threatened up to 10 homes.
Linwood Road in Karaka, south of Auckland, is closed after a serious crash.
Marlborough authorities leaving nothing to chance in case the wind changes this morning.
A witness told the Rotorua Daily Post there were "lots of old cars piled up" at the site.
The incident took place on the Northern Motorway heading southbound, near Tristram Ave.
Fire crews would struggle to access water to fight blazes after a large earthquake.
Repairing a signal box that caught fire at Newmarket will take the rest of the day.
The pursuit of growth, always growth, by corporations and the wealthy must stop.
Residents said it was "scary to see" after the Australian bushfires.
A judge has dismissed all charges one lady was facing in connection to a Dunedin fire.
A total of 13 people were rescued off a boat near Waiheke yesterday.
"It's been 20 years. They haven't caught me yet, they're not going to."
A chopper and 10 fire trucks are attending.
The fire at the Tauranga urupā site is being described as "very concerning".