Water blaster sparks house-destroying blaze
Two choppers and nine fire trucks battled the Mamaranui fire this evening.
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Firefighters save house and pine plantation
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Roof of central Auckland building ablaze
Three fire trucks are at the scene, with another four on the way.
Three helicopters called in to help battle large blaze
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Two killed, two injured after serious crash in Gore
The highway is closed after the single vehicle crash.
Firefighters battling large blaze at Northland landfill
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Firefighters called to building blaze at Epsom car yard
A fire has damaged a building at an Epsom car yard early this morning.
NZ firefighters return home
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Local Focus: False alarm result of 'legacy system'
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Large tree fires in South Auckland
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Arsonists target five homes in Taupō
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Kiwi firefighters face bites, strains, diseases in animal rescues
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One dead in Christchurch house fire
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Already heroes: More Kiwi firefighters touch down in Australia
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Kiwi fighting Oz inferno fears blaze may become 'megafire'
Kiwi couple at the heart of the bush fire response in Victoria.
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Vans collide on Coromandel's dangerous Kopu-Hikuai Rd
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11 occupants escape Te Atatu garage fire
"Remember if you discover fire in your place of residence to Get Out and Stay Out!"