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'No Plan B' for those delayed by fires
Large fires near the Hanmer Springs turnoff on the Lewis Pass Rd have brought traffic to a standstill and cut power in the area.
Large fires near the Hanmer Springs turnoff on the Lewis Pass Rd have brought traffic to a standstill and cut power in the area.
Arsonists leave $40,000 bill after setting fire to slides in children's playground.
Firefighters are battling a bush fire on Auckland's North Shore.
A man suffering serious injuries is to be flown to hospital after a car fire in Canterbury.
A fire service spokesman said the injured person suffered burns to their arm.
Fire crews have rushed to West Auckland where a shed has gone up in flames.
Christchurch residents are being asked to conserve water while water levels are restored following the Port Hills fires.
It's now thought nobody was home when a Mangakino home went up in flames this morning.
Eleven cordons are still up and 150 firefighters on the ground in Christchurch.
Mike King's appearance at the piggery near Levin helped in the campaign to ban on sow crates.
While cordons on the Port Hills have been relaxed, Civil Defence says non-residents are still banned from the area
Hero chopper pilot Steve Askin was a man who valued serving others, father Paul says.
A building at a paintball park south of Auckland that's been gutted by fire will probably have to be demolished.
The thickest thieves ever have burnt an ATM they were trying to rob... And everything inside it.
Amazing aerial footage shows the extent of the fire damage in the Port Hills.
'Nothing suspicious' found after fire razes Long Bay College technology block.
Firefighting operations could continue at Port Hills for up to a month.
Police have been called in to investigate a blaze at a Pakuranga sports bar.
Burned vegetation clear in satellite images of Christchurch Port Hills.
Firefighters are pulling back from the Worsleys area, as the situation in Christchurch continues to improve.
A swimming pool - and quick thinking - helped save the Port Hills last week.
A house fire which claimed two lives has been linked to "spotting cannabis".
Relief as no one found inside a South Auckland home badly damaged by fire.
Reporter Georgina Campbell was sent down to Christchurch to help cover the Port Hills fires. Here she tells what she saw.
Christchurch Mayor Lianne Dalziel gives an update on the Port Hills fire and announces extension of State for Emergency
The Port Hills will be in a state of emergency for another seven days after last week's fire.
Residents will have to show ID before being allowed to cross cordons on fire-ravaged Port Hills roads.
It may be wondered whether a country of NZ's size and population is well served by such a fragmented civil defence organisation.
The fires occurred at Bankside Cottage, which is more than 130 years old, and the George Courts building.