Details emerge around Mt Eden fire
Senior Station officer Gary Lane gives interview regarding the fire in Mt Eden.
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House on fire in Glenholme, Rotorua
A house was on fire on Clinkard Avenue in Rotorua on the evening of the 27th of February, 2018.
Footage of the raging fire at Molten Metals
incredible footage of the raging fire at Molten Metals this morning. Source: Melissa Davis
Large fire at scrap metal yard in Palmerston North
Fire crews battle huge blaze at scrap metal yard. Source: Glen Easton and Karla Karaitiana
NZ Air Force C-130 Hercules flew over the Chathams bushfire
The New Zealand Air Force C-130 Hercules flew over the Chathams bushfire to help the Fire Emergency services map the scale of the blaze. This shows some of what they've been dealing with. Source: Twitter / @NZDefenceForce
Aerial footage from NZDF shows scale of Chatham Islands bushfire
Aerial photographs taken by the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) show the scale and spread of a bushfire that is threatening nature reserves in the Chatham Islands.
Seagull rescue at NZME
A seagull has been rescued by the New Zealand Fire Service at NZME Headquarters in Auckland. Credit: Doug Sherring
Dog rescued from steep cliff in Dunedin
Eva De Pelsemaeker is reunited with her adventurous huntaway Bowie after a rabbit led him over a cliff in Dunedin. Credit: Gregor Richardson
Smoke and Fire Trucks in front Sky City Casino
Smoke billows out from Sky City Casino while Fire Trucks gather around the base of the building.
Garage in Flames on Vogel Street
A garage on Vogel street has been engulfed by flames. Source - Supplied by Facebook/Undercover Palmy
Robbery Car Catches Fire
A car used in an aggravated robbery has caught fire today at the intersection of Great South Road and East Tamaki Road, Papatoetoe.
Woman opens up about bush fire that took her home
Helen Lee talks about the bush fire that destroyed her Coromandel home last summer.
How much do you value your life? Buy a smoke detector.
Cockle Bay resident Martin Mackenzie talks about the value of smoke detectors. Video / Peter Meecham
Fire service called to Parnell apartment fire
Senior Station Officer Chris Lind speaks from the scene of an apartment fire at Augustus Terrace in Parnell. / Video by Jason Oxenham
NZ Fire and Emergency services on making improvements in the future
New Zealand Fire Service (NZFS) and National Rural Fire Authority commission an independent operational review of the Port Hills fires to learn from their response to the event.
In the crap: Woman freed from septic tank
A woman has been freed after getting her leg stuck in a septic tank for nearly two hours.
Fisherman knocked out by low-flying plane
Plane making an emergency landing hit a fisherman standing on the Whakatane beach.
Watch: Scars fade but memories remain for firefighter
Merv Neil says the blast felt like a big kick up the backside. As he struggled to his feet he was engulfed in an orange ball of flame. Shielding himself, he briefly looked up to see an enormous cloud of smoke in the sky.
200L diesel spilt in boat
Over 200L of diesel has been spilt in a boat in Auckland. The Fire Service were called at 11.15am to the spill in Orams Marine Village
Watch NZH Local Focus: Tanja tackles ‘toughest two minutes in sport’
Whanganui senior firefighter Tanja Grunwald is off to the World Firefighter Combat Challenge in the United States. Made with funding from NZ on Air
Watch: Paper rises from the ashes
Flames swept through the house on McKinstry Ave, Mangere, where Cathylyn Palaa lived with her brother and his wife and six children - one of about 3200 house fires every year. The house was destroyed and some of its remains are now mixed in with these words.