Six helicopter fire crews battling grass fire near Queenstown
The blaze started as a controlled burnoff but got out of hand.
The blaze started as a controlled burnoff but got out of hand.
A grass burn off just outside Queenstown has raged out of control this evening.
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Focus: Two people treated for smoke inhalation in Queenstown house fire. Video / James Allen
Fire crews are battling a house blaze in Queenstown early this morning.
Fire crews were called to a large shed fire in Karaka, south of Auckland, early today.
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Helena Abbott escaped with her two kids, but lost everything in the blaze.
Six fire crews and two helicopters had battled the blaze on Oruawharo School Rd.
Blaze was one of two where occupants got out safely.
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The Pigeon Valley fire burned around 2300ha of commercial plantation forest.
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Access issues created by a steep 40m high bank means the fire could smoulder for months.
More than 50 firefighters fought the blaze at the heritage-listed building.
The front door was fully ablaze by the time firefighters arrived.
Firefighters have been called to one of Auckland's oldest buildings early this morning.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand issued a second alarm response to the blaze.
Fire crews were called to the suburb of Harewood early this morning.