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Teen stranded in LAX after flight home from student exchange cancelled
Airline and exchange programme apologise, offer compo, after student stranded.
Kiwi cafe offers free coffee to frontline workers amid LA wildfires
Thick smoke filled West Hollywood during the Sunset fire last week.
Fire-wrecked Los Angeles waits for winds to drop
Los Angeles and Ventura counties remain in 'Particularly Dangerous Situation' designation.
What is the pink stuff coating fire-ravaged Los Angeles?
Air tankers drop bright pink slurry over Los Angeles to combat fires.
Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming's funeral and California’s fire threat continues | NZ Herald News Update
The funeral for Senior Sergeant Lyn Fleming is in Nelson today and California remains under critical fire threat. Video / NZ Herald, AFP
Fire-hit LA faces new peril as dangerous winds ramp up
Firefighters are on high alert, with 88,000 evacuees eager to return home.
Why LA's 2028 Olympic plans face renewed scrutiny amid wildfires
Experts warn the wildfires highlight some challenges for LA's 2028 Olympics plans.
Palisades lost: Residents grapple with wildfire devastation
New York Times: Residents have started sifting through the ruins, and their memories.
Los Angeles braces for ‘explosive fire growth’ as high winds near
Financial Times: Claims utility group equipment to blame for igniting one of the blazes.
At least 24 killed in LA fires as officials warn of incoming winds
Conditions are set to worsen over the coming days with winds of up to 110km/h.
'A few hours of joy': Football Ferns captain's wedding days after home destroyed in LA fires
'It was the best of times. It was the worst of times.'
LA fires: Kiwi’s dream house in Malibu turns to rubble in hours
The woman only bought her house five months ago and watched it burn to the ground on TV.
'Helpless': Kiwi fashion brand founder's home destroyed in LA fires
Luke Harwood, Gabrielle Mirkin and their two children, were in New Zealand at the time.
Dangerous winds return to Los Angeles
Dangerous winds have returned to Los Angeles, threatening to worsen wildfires that have killed 16 people. Video / AFP
Official death toll from LA fires rises to 24
At least 16 people have been confirmed dead from the LA infernos.
LA was prepared for serious fires. But it wasn’t ready for four
New York Times: “There were too many houses to protect, and not enough engines.”
Will Meghan's Netflix series still air amid LA fires?
With Love, Meghan was set to be released on Netflix on January 15.
‘We’re in a new era': How climate change is supercharging disasters
New York Times: 'We sound like a broken record because the records keep breaking.'
'Too scared to sleep': Kiwi singer recalls moment she had to evacuate her LA home
The Kiwi musician who lives in LA says she's never felt more homesick.
Reporter slammed for interviewing Hollywood star amid LA fire evacuation
The actor was frantically collecting his belongings as he attempted to flee his home.
Was the biggest LA wildfire ‘started by idiots’? Where the evidence points
Investigation begins into Palisades fire origins as residents consider lawsuits.