22 firefighters will head across the ditch after a formal request from Australian Govt.

"Remember if you discover fire in your place of residence to Get Out and Stay Out!"

Neighbour woken by loud bangs, intense heat and a bright light as house destroyed by fire.

Fire crews responded to a large blaze in Glendene, West Auckland, this morning.

Crews from around the region poured in to try to save the firefighter's home.

"All I could see was this wheel coming towards me and I thought this is going to hurt."

FENZ have already attended a large number of call-outs which was a waste of resources.

Everything you need to know about weather, traffic and gift-giving ahead of the big day.

Five people have been hospitalised after an early morning crash in Christchurch.

Northern fire communications say everyone there at time of blaze is accounted for.

Surrounded by trees the club chairman says it is 'lucky' the fire didn't spread further.

Aroha Andrew says her heart breaks for the Whakaari/White Island victims.

Five confirmed dead, eight missing, 31 in hospital after White Island volcano erupts.

Adelaide woman Lisa Hosking located in a Hamilton hospital, suffering from severe burns.

The richlister said he wasn't sure how the crash happened.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand denies its fleet is in tatters but the union has concerns.

Firefighters warning nearby residents to stay indoors as black smoke pours from building.

Bullying workshops, a new complaints process are among the things being done.

As fire spread through the grass, firefighters realised they'd been burgled.

The crash followed a number of other serious incidents around the country last night.

Two people were able to flee the house.

"On arrival, the building was well ablaze and we have called for more crews."

A person suffered serious burns in a house fire in Nelson last night.

One person has serious injuries and three others have moderate injuries.

Crash seriously injures one, moderately injures two others near New Plymouth.

Residents hit with foul smell after chicken offal lined a busy Auckland road.

One airlifted to Hospital after crash in Waipunga, Hawke's Bay.

Mall back to business as usual after a fire alarm triggered an evacuation.

The house in Aranui went up in flames in the early hours of yesterday.

The fire broke out in the early hours of this morning.