Watch: South Auckland inferno could burn all day
Witnesses describe huge flames as roads close around scene.
Witnesses describe huge flames as roads close around scene.
Commissioner Burns said the fire had been referred to police.
No one was believed to have been injured in the blaze.
13-year-old Aaisha Salim talks about the fire in Papatoetoe.
The two children, aged 12 and 13, did "a tremendous job", fire investigator says.
Firefighters are trying to stop the blaze, near Whale Bay, from jumping the main road.
A man has been seriously hurt after his boat's engine caught fire near Waiheke Island.
A 20 minute evacuation caused a delay, but the show eventually went on.
Two days after an arsonist set the playground on fire, the school was burgled.
A man has been arrested after a fire at a bikie club this morning.
Te Atatu car-fire victim conscious at scene but unable to speak
Emergency services called to Te Atatu where a car was on fire in driveway.
Firefighters are responding to a battery fire at Rocket Lab's Mangere premises.
Five fire crews are currently battling the two-storey blaze.
The new owner of the house had been renting it for the past three years.
It is Orientation Week at the University of Otago.
A man has been charged with murder after two people were found dead in a burning house.
Fire crews were called after reports of a chemical smell in the refrigerator room.
Misguided arson attempt lands man in jail for a year.
incredible footage of the raging fire at Molten Metals this morning. Source: Melissa Davis
Fire crews battle huge blaze at scrap metal yard. Source: Glen Easton and Karla Karaitiana
Fire crews are fighting a large blaze at a scrap metal yard in Palmerston North.
Two men who stopped to stomp out roadside scrub fire didn't expect to find a burning body.
"We are seeing changes in our climate, an increase in severe weather events."
One person had been treated by St John ambulance crews after inhaling paint fumes.
No reports of injuries at blaze, which was attended by eight fire trucks.