Fire erupts on 22nd floor of new Commercial Bay high rise
Emergency services were called to the city centre shortly after 11.15pm.
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Focus: Fire at Commercial Bay shopping centre
Fire broke out in a skip at the multimillion-dollar high-rise construction site on Tuesday night. Video / Will Trafford
El Greco restaurant in North Shore ruined by fire
A fire ripped through the El Greco restaurant in Campbell's Bay last night.
North Shore restaurant El Greco ablaze
Multiple calls were made to emergency services shortly after 9.30pm to report the fire.
Local Focus: Permanent fire ban proposed for Hawke's Bay
An all-year fire ban is planned for Hawke's Bay. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Revealed: Bulldozer with faulty exhaust likely started 400ha fire
Bulldozer owner surprised at finding, saying he felt fire was caused by a cigarette butt.
60 firefighters battling chicken farm blaze in Waikato
Emergency services were called to the scene at 5pm.
Serious: Car on fire in Taranaki, police unclear on circumstances
Emergency services were called to the scene - located on Brewer Rd - shortly after 9pm.
Chief fire officer accused of sexual assault
Sexual assault allegation against chief fire officer, who remains in the job.
Industrial building on fire in Sockburn, Christchurch
Major blaze tears through Stockburn factory in Christchurch. Video / Kurt Bayer
Huge fire near Christchurch causes a stir
Fire and Emergency say the clouds of smoke are coming from a controlled burn.
Police investigating spate of cell tower fires overnight
Attempts to burn down cell towers are thought to be linked to a conspiracy around 5G.
Warehouse blaze in Wellington
Fire and Emergency NZ are responding to a warehouse blaze in Shelly Bay, Wellington this morning. Video / Mark Ranford / Nick Grobler
Invercargill child escapes flaming home, raises the alarm
"The situation shows the importance of having working smoke alarms."
House engulfed by fire north of Kaiwaka, Northland
"All I could see was just a whole lot of flames. The whole place was engulfed."
Fire in commercial building at Silverdale, north Auckland
Six fire crews attended at the height of the blaze last night.
Before and after the fire: First look inside SkyCity convention centre
How much progress is being made?
Firefighters battle huge blaze in Belfast
Up to 50 firefighters are tackling the inferno at the aerospace company Bombardier.
Flames and locked door: Horror as twin toddlers perish in tragic house fire
Mum traumatised after she was left to watch twins die their locked home that caught fire.
Crews battle dangerous goods fire at Balclutha shed
Petrol and acetylene are two of the flammable liquids inside the burning shed.
Person hospitalised after house fire in Christchurch
FENZ say when crews got to the property the garage was well ablaze.
Two more cell tower fires overnight
Conspiracy theorists have been linking the 5G rollout to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Man jailed for starting fires in Tasman region
He has been sentenced to more than three years in jail.
Fire crews in Tuakau spend the night battling liquor store blaze
Fire investigators will determine what caused the blaze in the coming days.
Crews battle fire at bottle store in Tuakau
Emergency services were called to the building about 9.20pm this evening.
Smoke sparks fire callout to University of Auckland
More than two dozen firefighters were called to the scene.
Fire tragedy: One person dead in blaze north of Auckland
The fire service was called to the blaze just before 7pm last night.
Firefighters concerned as rubbish fires increase 250%
As the lockdown restrictions eased, so did people's concern about the environment.
Fireball in Auckland: Blast destroys cars
A fire investigator will return at dawn to find out how the fire started.
News briefs: Restricted fire season for North, man hands himself into police
News from around Northland.
Raglan beach blaze: Camp fire cause of fire which swept across cliff face
Fire and Emergency is urging people to take more care now it's an open fire season.
Family lose everything in suspicious house fire
Police are investigating a suspicious fire that destroyed a family home.
Police investigate devastating house fire in Whangārei
A person was seen running from the scene where a fire damaged a Whangārei home.