
'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
He turned on wrong element - all they have left is clothes they were wearing and a handbag
Emergency services are battling a scrub fire in Hamilton this afternoon.
Fire and Emergency New Zealand was called to the fire at 10.33am.
The man was alerted to the large fire after he heard crackling noises.
A vehicle overheated and caught fire, and then about a hectare of scrub also caught fire.
Fire couldn't have been stopped if it had jumped small gap to main island, fire bosses say
Fire-gutted school may reopen on the next-door University of Auckland campus.
Large scrub fire raging in North Canterbury as blustery hot winds blow.
Three sheds have been destroyed on a farm in the area.
Fire causes reduced visibility near the Puhunui Rd off-ramp.
Fire crews are battling a blaze at a vineyard near Alexandra.
Fire crews are responding to a scrub fire measuring 500sqm in the Coromandel Peninsula.
Teen brothers killed in Christchurch pursuit crash were the nephews of 1989 murderer.
A house was left badly damaged by fire in the suburb of Glen Innes, Auckland, today.
A firefighter collapsed of exhaustion battling a scrub fire near Tawera this afternoon.
Emergency services arrived at the recycling plant in Wiri about 9pm, and are still there.
Two crews fighting the fire, which is away from any roads.
Several state highways have been closed this afternoon after a number of incidents.
Two pet chihuahuas were extracted safe and well.
The Smith family, of Paremoremo, lost their home in a fire on Saturday night. / Samantha Smith
The incident occurred in the Mangonui/Taupo Bay area in the Far North.
Police investigate 'suspicious' house fire in Gisborne
The blaze burned through the top floor of a Housing NZ apartment complex.
A crane is now on the way to the scene to remove the wreckage.
Adam Codlin says the mess he helped clean up on Guppy Rd, Napier was "appalling".
"I already knew we lived in a great community but I've never been prouder." - Ivan Nola
A man suffered serious and extensive burns after he was pushed into an open fire on Jan 1