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SkyCity shareholders to get post-fire briefing
Institutional investors from here and Australia meet SkyCity chief on Thursday.

Car fire blocking SH1 Northern Motorway lane.
The left lane northbound in St Marys Bay is blocked, just after the Victoria Park Tunnel.

SkyCity convention centre: 'Exceptionally unlikely' fire cause
How the fire started - questions raised over the apprentice and the blowtorch.

Hawkesby: Ban fireworks sales - it's just a feral free-for-all
COMMENT: I'm affronted by idiots who use fireworks like weapons.

Two large blazes burn in Hawke's Bay and Nelson
Three big fires today have stretched the country's firefighters.

SkyCity blaze: WorkSafe investigating devastating fire
WorkSafe's investigation will focus on the health and safety management systems in place.

Horror surgery: Man's leg catches fire
As a result, he underwent the removal of damaged tissue, and skin grafting.

Fireworks shot from cars as Guy Fawkes night looms
No public fireworks displays on Guy Fawkes night raises risks of mayhem.

California's fires and why NZ should worry too
COMMENT: Knocking out power to millions of people seems more of a bandaid.

'Shocked and devastated' - Fire destroys West Auckland home
A Massey house has been gutted by fire this evening.

'I can see it from miles away': Dozens of cars ablaze at Auckland mechanics
The fire broke out about 4pm today in a mechanics car yard in Mt Wellington.

Forty cases of SkyCity employees feeling unwell - union
Dozens of SkyCity employees have now reported feeling unwell after the fire.

Large shed fire in south east Auckland
A large fire has broken out in the rural area between Clevedon and Beachlands.

SkyCity blaze: FENZ finishes investigation into the devastating fire
FENZ has handed control of the convention centre at SkyCity back to Fletcher Construction.

Fire on ferry: Firefighters board vessel at sea, crew member with smoke inhalation
The fire broke out in the passenger ferry's engine.

Contaminated SkyCity fire water results due tomorrow
About 27 million litres of water was used to tackle the blaze.

SkyCity blaze: 'Shattered' teen apprentice needs support, urges psychologist
When you have humans working for you there is a chance of human error.

Who are 10 possible entities key to NZICC fire probe?
We know the number, but who may be involved in the co-operative investigation.

Wildfires highlight the divide between California's rich and poor
New York Times: California's vast income inequalities visible in natural disasters.

SkyCity fire aftermath: Three lingering questions answered
The SkyCity fire is out, but questions remain. What rules were broken? And who pays?

No major issues with air quality in SkyCity buildings: report
SkyCity today released a letter from an Occupational Hygienist who supervised testing.

Diwali devastation: One woman dies in Manurewa house fire
Meena Kishor Prasad died earlier this week in Manurewa house fire

Sparking machinery ban in Tasman fire review guidelines
Nelson Fire was largest NZ wildfire in 72 years.

'No witch hunt': SkyCity boss concerned for teen thought to have started blaze
"There's certainly no witch hunt from our side. We have a genuine concern."

SkyCity fire: New pictures shed light on devastating blaze
The photographs were taken by the crew of the Te Atatu Volunteer Fire Brigade.

SkyCity blaze: 10 agencies now investigating massive Auckland fire
Weather was favourable for firefighters in central Auckland over the long weekend.

SkyCity fire: 'He's shattered' - young worker's blowtorch at centre of probe
SkyCity says it has concerns for the wellbeing of those involved and is not on witch hunt.