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.

A quick thinking member of the public put out a car fire during the pride parade after an Air New Zealand truck caught fire.

Emergency services are tackling a house fire in Hamilton.

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.

A school already struggling with a tragic start to the year has now lost its technology block to a devastating early morning fire.

People affected by fires may be entitled to free doctor visits.

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.

The fire was in a building in Gumfield Drive.

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.

While firefighters are making progress with the Port Hills fires, the fire area remains at 2075ha this afternoon.

Police are investigating a suspicious fire involving a historic Hastings villa that was due to be relocated to Waiheke Island.