Two children, three adults rushed to hospital after fire
Children as young as 8 had burns doused in water at scene of serious fire.
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Huge blaze at warehouse in Onehunga
Firefighters are responding to reports a warehouse is on fire in Onehunga.
Suspicious blaze at Auckland house
Firefighters will remain at the scene until an investigator arrives about 8am today.
Fire in Auckland CBD apartment block
Eight fire crews battled the fire in an Auckland CBD apartment tonight.
Watercare worker burnt in Remuera flash
A number of workmen were underground when the explosion occurred.
Fatal Dunedin fire not considered suspicious
There are no suspicious circumstances surrounding the house fire in Brockville.
Fatal Dunedin fire: Police tight-lipped on cause of blaze
Postmortem to be carried out after Dunedin man dies in Brockville house fire.
Blaze below decks on ship docked in Tauranga
Alarm was raised this morning after indication of high temperature in the hold of ship.
Fatal fire: Rescuers beaten back by flames
Neighbours made brave attempts to enter fiery home in hope of saving the occupant.
One dead after Dunedin house fire
The blaze at a house was "well involved" when crews arrived.
Fire at old psychiatric hospital site
Hokitika building "well ablaze" and fire took more than an hour to bring under control.
Fire in Auckland sleepout
Firefighters have extinguished a blaze in a garage, which is being used as a sleepout.
Desperate bid to save Parliament protester who set himself alight
Staff from the nearby Backbenchers pub rushed to help after man set himself alight.
One person critically injured in Kelston house fire
A man has been taken to hospital in a critical condition following a fire in Kelston.
Fire destroys West Coast helicopter base
A fire has completely destroyed a helicopter hangar on the West Coast.
Elderly couple treated after early morning house fire
An elderly couple have escaped an early morning blaze in their South Canterbury home.
Te Puke sawmill fire will cost company 'tens of thousands'
Ten fire crews battled the blaze early this morning.
'Arson' killed young mum and newborn son
Police source says fire that killed young mum and newborn was deliberately lit.
'One of us was a widow - and one of us wasn't'
Tales of tragedy and survival in Waikato mining disasters that killed 54 men.
Airbnb blaze: Malaysian tourists tried to fight fire
Six people were taken to hospital last night after they escaped the fierce fire.
Ten people escape Airbnb house fire
The home that went up in flames is believed to be rented out on AirBnB.
Crews battle office fire in Auckland CBD
The fire is in the ground floor of an eight-storey building.
DoC staff rattled after lightning strike destroys office
Pureora DoC staff will work from different offices after lightning destroyed their base.
Lightning strikes homes, people rescued from car as storm hits
Houses have been struck by lightning and two people have been rescued from floodwaters.
Fire destroys quake-damaged hotel
The two-storey hotel was already badly damaged when it burned last night.
Final photo before Burning Man horror
This is the tragic final photo of a festival-goer running into flames before he died.
Blaze at Te Kuiti sawmill flares up again
A fire at a Te Kuiti sawmill has reignited from last night.
Dunedin house goes up in flames
Twenty fire-fighters were sent to battle the blaze on Tweed St in Roslyn.
Large fire engulfs new Auckland housing development
Police are evacuating nearby residents as fire rips through the three-storey block.
Man arrested after four arsons and burglary in Nelson region
Riwaka was hit by four suspicious blazes and a burglary.
Who killed Tirau grandmother?
Police would like to know who killed a Tirau grandmother.