Car fire on Auckland motorway temporarily blocks lanes
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Wellington Hospital fire under control after patients evacuated
Fire teams inspecting the site now for signs of what started the fire.
Fire-gutted intermediate school reopens
Half of the school's classes will be held on university campus until new prefabs are ready
Kate Stewart: Jesus Christ, Elvis Presley, the Titanic ... they wouldn't get away with it today
How strange the past looks through today's politically correct perspective
Watch: Actions of truck driver with flaming trailer praised
A firefighter has praised the quick-thinking actions of a Summerland truck driver.
Watch: Bus passengers witness horror truck fire
The driver managed to pull the vehicle over to the side of the road while it was on fire.
Bills mount fighting scrub fires in North
Rural firefighters' resources stretched to the limit in tinder dry Northland.
Firefighter loses uninsured home to fire
Couple watched helplessly as everything they built up over the years burned to the ground.
'Call us the living dead': couple who lost 'everything' in fire
He turned on wrong element - all they have left is clothes they were wearing and a handbag
Fire crews battle grass fire west of Hamilton
Emergency services are battling a scrub fire in Hamilton this afternoon.
Building fire in Penrose, Auckland
Fire and Emergency New Zealand was called to the fire at 10.33am.
Firecrews in Hamilton tackle large blaze
The man was alerted to the large fire after he heard crackling noises.
Watch: Northland locals' lucky escape after vehicle catches fire
A vehicle overheated and caught fire, and then about a hectare of scrub also caught fire.
Fireworks spark 'almost' ecological disaster
Fire couldn't have been stopped if it had jumped small gap to main island, fire bosses say
Fire-gutted school may reopen on university campus
Fire-gutted school may reopen on the next-door University of Auckland campus.
Fire-gutted intermediate school mulls its future
Almost 700 students in limbo as fire-gutted Auckland school faces unclear future.
Fire damages hall and classrooms at Auckland school
A fire broke out at Auckland Normal Intermediate School in Mt Eden this afternoon.
Fire crews battle Culverden scrub fire
Large scrub fire raging in North Canterbury as blustery hot winds blow.
Strong winds fan flames in Clutha fire
Three sheds have been destroyed on a farm in the area.
Scrub fire causing poor visibility on Auckland's Southwestern Motorway
Fire causes reduced visibility near the Puhunui Rd off-ramp.
Crews battle blaze at Alexandra vineyard
Fire crews are battling a blaze at a vineyard near Alexandra.
Watch: Large scrub fire at popular Coromandel beach
Fire crews are responding to a scrub fire measuring 500sqm in the Coromandel Peninsula.
Chch pursuit: Dead teens' link to high-profile murder-suicide
Teen brothers killed in Christchurch pursuit crash were the nephews of 1989 murderer.
Glen Innes house badly damaged by fire
A house was left badly damaged by fire in the suburb of Glen Innes, Auckland, today.
Firefighter collapses while battling large scrub fire
A firefighter collapsed of exhaustion battling a scrub fire near Tawera this afternoon.
Large fire at South Auckland metal recycling plant
Emergency services arrived at the recycling plant in Wiri about 9pm, and are still there.
Dozens of firefighters at Dunedin house fire
Emergency services were alerted just after 5am.
Scrub fire in Waitākere Ranges extinguished
Two crews fighting the fire, which is away from any roads.
Flames 10m high in Lewis Pass scrub blaze
Several state highways have been closed this afternoon after a number of incidents.
Family home destroyed in blaze - they have no insurance
Two pet chihuahuas were extracted safe and well.