Tensions rose near the end of day one into an inquest into the deaths of three young Hamilton people after one of the witnesses changed his evidence.

NOT SUSPICIOUS: Fire investigators have revealed the fire at St John's Church last week was not suspicious. PHOTO/FILE A_080217bf20.JPG The

A state of emergency has been declared in the Hastings District as emergency services battle several fires across the area. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Riots have broken out in France after a black man was sexually assaulted by police - who claim it was an accident.

A home in Luggate was well ablaze by the time firefighters arrived at the property.

A bush fire near a Taupo native forest is well under control but it will take crews another few days to make sure it's completely out.

A man suffered serious burns after his campervan exploded in Taupo last night.

An abandoned house has burnt down overnight in Westport.

Two serious house fires have broken out in the North Island.

The man who spent two hours trapped in a dam by an excavator has described how he survived in an emotional interview on the Today show.

A passenger aboard a cruise ship on which a crew member died has recounted the harrowing scenes which followed the incident. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT.

A small fire near the railway line between Parnell and Newmarket brought some Auckland trains a halt and caused delays for commuters

A person is dead after a shed fire in Christchurch this morning.

It appears that the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 fiasco is not over yet. A "minor fire" broke out at the factory that manufactures the malicious

Heartbreak in church community after devastating Rotorua fire.

A man was up to his nose in water after his excavator rolled into a dam and trapped him there for two hours.

Pollution experts are being called in to deal with sticky residue left in water used to fight a major fire.

Firefighters are battling a blaze that has broken out at Airborne Honey in Christchurch.

Three people are treated for smoke inhalation after fire engulfs a home.

A man has been flown to hospital with multi-trauma injuries after his car collided with the back of a truck near Nelson this morning. It's

Power was cut to many parts of Northland following a large scrub fire near Whangarei late yesterday.

A fire burning on the tracks of the Christchurch to Greymouth rail line has brought the TranzAlpine and some freight services to a

A fire has destroyed a shed in Ngaruawahia over night.

A helicopter was needed to help battle a scrub fire in the Bay of Islands this afternoon. A Fire Service spokeswoman said the blaze

A person has been treated for smoke inhalation following a garage fire in Pukekohe this afternoon.

Children in Levin have been risking their lives to raid a home ravaged by fire, giving the home owner more anxiety.

A Northland man has pleaded not guilty to 10 charges of arson and elected to have a jury trial. Andrew Lee Searle, 20, of Te Kopuru

The third serious house fire in Canterbury this week has badly damaged a home. Police suspect arson.

Firefighters were forced to break into a Bishopdale flat prevent a fire while the couple inside slept.

Fire has raced through native scrubland in the bed of a dried-out lake in the Far North.