A garage on Vogel street has been engulfed by flames. Source - Supplied by Facebook/Undercover Palmy

Firefighters have now got a huge scrub fire north of Hamilton under control.

A house is well involved in fire next to a school in Waipara north of Christchurch.

An east cape house fire has potentially injured one person.

A cop fired for bashing his partner has been recruited to work as a pro firefighter

2017 will be a record year for extreme weather events, following fires, floods and storms.

Burned volunteer firefighter home for Christmas.

Emergency services are at a big scrub fire close to the main highway in Central Otago.

Four people were on board a boat when it caught fire in Auckland's Hauraki Gulf.

Auckland firefighters told person on fire before they arrived; Wairoa also sees fatality.

The tragedy occurred late last night.

Monstrous fires approach home of NZ ambassador to the US.

Firefighters at Timaru blaze have called for backup.

CCTV footage shows the police presence outside Madras Street.

Residents forced to flee and a state of emergency declared as fire rage across California.

Insurance companies have faced record payouts for weather-related damage across NZ.

Firefighters battled two industrial blazes overnight.

The fire service is at a huge blaze in Ashburton.

It's suspected the fire was caused by a solar panel system.

Police would like to hear from anyone who may recognise scooters left at the school.

A classroom fire at Auckland's Green Bay Primary School is being treated as suspicious.

A car used in an aggravated robbery has caught fire to​day at the intersection of Great South Road and East Tamaki Road, Papatoetoe.

Black smoke can be seen in Papanui as emergency services deal with a fire in a building.

A neighbour raised the alarm after Stratford home burst into flames.

Helen Lee talks about the bush fire that destroyed her Coromandel home last summer.

Roads are likely to remain closed for most of the day after the suspicious fire.

Supplied by Juliet Moses

Two people have died after being hit by trains in separate accidents this morning.

Supplied: Twitter / @AmandaSnedden and Regan Higgie

Part of Symonds St, in Auckland city, is cordoned off as nine fire crews battle the blaze.