Fourteen appliances and over 50 firefighters tackled a high rise blaze tonight.

Fire crews are battling an early morning blaze in a cow shed.

A person has suffered burn injuries in a gas bottle explosion near Tekapo.

A house in Stokes Valley, Lower Hutt, was severely damaged in a fire this afternoon.

Teen fled burning tower with study notes, took 9am exam in the same clothes she left in.

Police want to hear from a man whose car had broken down close to where a fire killed 3.

A West Harbour firefighter returned to base yesterday to find his car and wallet stolen.

Six fire appliances are battling the blaze on Nelson St.

One patient was in a critical condition and the other had burns to the face and hands.

A rebuild worker reveals how he broke into a blazing house in an attempt to save a man.

Fifteen fire engines have been called to a factory fire at Hellers sausage factory in Wiri

A boarding house operator has been fined $1,500 for failing to install fire alarms.

Hazard reduction burns on the outskirts of Sydney is causing headaches for city.

Marlborough Lines is being blamed for a fire caused when a felled tree hit powerlines.

A house fire in Christchurch this morning has left one person dead.

A man made it out of the burning house alive but a woman was unable to escape.

A person was sleeping inside when fire broke out in an Auckland industrial building.

Fire engulfed a Nelson property with one person suffering burns.

New Zealand firefighters getting ready to help Canadian counterparts battle wildfires.

An auto-electrician workshop has been damaged by fire in the Bay of Plenty this morning.

Emergency services are on their way to a two car crash in Howick.

Emergency services responded to a vehicle engulfed in flames near Onehunga.

Occupants escape after neighbour raises alarm; warning on heater placement issued.

Friends and family pay tribute to three young men who died in a fiery crash.

Police investigating London blaze suspect corporate manslaughter offences committed.

Emergency services called to Wellington Airport after a fire evacuation.

A rest home hallway was smoke-logged when the alarm was raised.

Police are seeking tall, skinny man with a white hoodie after two garage fires.

Almost 4000 firefighters battling dozens of major fires sweeping western states.

Firefighters made light work of putting a fire out in a Video Ezy store this morning.