Weather: Water and fire restrictions stretch the country as summer sizzles
Many councils have water and fire restrictions due to parched conditions.
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Police called to keep sightseers away from multiple scrub fires in Canterbury
Thick haze over Rangiora as scrub fires continue to burn.
Restaurant burns to the ground
Blaze was well involved when fire crews arrived just before 1am.
Fire damage still being cleared at SkyCity
Three months on and debris at SkyCity is still being cleared.
Firefighters save house and pine plantation
"It was a great save by our fire brigades. I think I owe them a beer."
Letters: World on collision course
No kindly old wizard is going to kick our backsides and put everything right for us.
Queenstown fire under control
Two helicopter and ten police officers are fighting the fire
Firefighters battling large fire in South Auckland
At one point the fire was threatening a home but fire crews have managed to contain it.
Fear grows in Lake Taupō after another suspicious fire lit
Retirees and holiday home owners left worried after a string of suspicious fires.
Towering inferno: Desperate residents flee fire in LA high-rise
Dramatic video shows residents braving narrow ledges to escape the blaze.
Roof of central Auckland building ablaze
Three fire trucks are at the scene, with another four on the way.
Three helicopters called in to help battle large blaze
The vegetation fire is creeping towards a forestry plantation.
Businessman's fundraising plan for dead koalas slammed
A British businessman has been slammed after proposing his "disgusting" idea on TV.
The fight to stay alive on Kangaroo Island
An estimated 50,000 koalas lived on the island. Today, there are fewer than half that.
Firefighters called to building blaze at Epsom car yard
A fire has damaged a building at an Epsom car yard early this morning.
Kiwi firefighters offer their baches to weary Aussie counterparts
Firefighters will offer their holiday homes or host families for free.
Person injured in building fire in Whāngārei
A fire investigator will look into how the blaze started.
NZ firefighters return home
Firefighters return home after helping Aussie counterparts with their huge job.
Local Focus: False alarm result of 'legacy system'
Confusion about sirens for future tsunami alarms. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Large tree fires in South Auckland
The hot, dry conditions are keeping fire fighters busy this afternoon
Police seek information over suspicious daycare fire
Kids were left with nowhere to go after the Boxing Day fire destroyed their daycare
Focus Live: Fire and Emergency NZ on yesterday's false tsunami alert
Focus Live: Fire and Emergency NZ on yesterday's false tsunami alert
Further death confirmed from NSW fires
The bushfires have claimed another victim after a man died weeks after he was injured.
Fires set stage for irreversible forest losses in Australia
Australia's forests are burning at a rate unmatched in modern times.
Scientists seek rare species survivors amid Australia flames
Scientists fear some of the continent's unique and colorful species may not recover.
Thunderstorms close motorways, flood theme parks in Queensland
Parts of Queensland are flooded after 'life-threatening' flash floods hit the state
Firefighters battling grass fire in west Christchurch
The fire is 200m by 30m in size, but has been contained.
Arsonists target five homes in Taupō
Police are asking locals to come forward with information.
Australian tourism industry seeks urgent help
Australia's peak tourism body calls for urgent help to lure back visitors.
Firefighter treated for heat exhaustion at huge house fire
A firefighter has been treated for heat exhaustion at a large house fire in Nelson.
Local hero says he as been 'blacklisted' by the RFS
Local hero headed an odds-defying effort to save the tiny New South Wales town.
Ōwairaka/Mt Albert protesters 'shaken' after fire
At least one person was sleeping in a nearby tent about 15m away from the fire.
NZ firefighters prepare for new climate era: Here's what you need to know
"We need to be thinking differently," says fire chief.
Letters: Ancient fire controls still relevant
The Northern Territory has no disastrous fires; the mosaic burnoff system is still in use.