Rain and low cloud help suppress Deep Stream blaze
Rain has been falling in Otago since early this morning.
Rain has been falling in Otago since early this morning.
The catastrophic bushfires are now so huge the effects have reached New Zealand.
Ten helicopters with monsoon buckets are being used to tackle a huge blaze.
Firefighters are also working to protect neighbouring buildings.
New York Times: She thought everything was gone. But one treasured possession survived.
Survey shows many at SkyCity fire were exhausted, had to buy own food and had few breaks.
Aftermath of a night of chaos becomes clearer, and finger's being pointed at fireworks.
The last fire crews left the scene shortly after midnight.
Firefighters fell asleep while up high ladders at night during the SkyCity building fire.
Father seriously injured in Tuesday's fatal crash.
"What really annoys me is that they ran away."
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The flames were reportedly 10-feet high at one point.
Crews fought more than 50 firework-related blazes overnight in the North Island alone.
The public fireworks display was believed to spark the blaze at Anzac Park overnight.
New fire fighting training technology provides scenarios just like the real thing.
Fire crews were called to 55 fireworks-related blazes across the upper North Island.
How the fire started - questions raised over the apprentice and the blowtorch.
COMMENT: I'm affronted by idiots who use fireworks like weapons.
Three big fires today have stretched the country's firefighters.
WorkSafe's investigation will focus on the health and safety management systems in place.
As a result, he underwent the removal of damaged tissue, and skin grafting.
It's that time of year, where the complainers have come out — and I'm already over it.
No public fireworks displays on Guy Fawkes night raises risks of mayhem.
COMMENT: Knocking out power to millions of people seems more of a bandaid.
A Massey house has been gutted by fire this evening.