Multiple fires contained after breakout in Port Hills
This morning firefighters that remained overnight were dampening hotspots.
This morning firefighters that remained overnight were dampening hotspots.
Emergency services are attending the scene of the crash near Whangārei.
Police were notified just after 2pm that someone had been seen trying to start a fire.
Police said it appears someone has been injured in an incident involving a harvester.
Firefighters are battling house fires in Hamilton and Clevedon this evening.
Three vehicles including a campervan have been involved in a fiery crash near Otorohanga
Emergency services are responding to a car fire in Dunedin.
Emergency services are responding to a gas leak in Christchurch CBD.
"We just saw a a huge plume of smoke, really dark smoke."
'I actually didn't take everything out from the last time I packed', says B&B owner.
A decision has been made to allow the state of emergency to expire.
The fire took place between Maungakaramea Rd and the turnoff to Puwera landfill.
Firefighters have created a 30m "black-out" zone around the fire area.
Emergency services were called to the building fire on Rutherford St just before 7am.
The incident took place in the middle of the Tasman District, under a fire ban.
Emergency services were called to the Taradale property around midafternoon.
There is currently still 250 people evacuated from their homes.
The display proceeded despite a total ban on lighting any fires in the area.
The fire is being treated as suspicious, police say.
The festival ran all weekend and was located near Upper Takaka.
Two people have died after crashes in the North Island tonight.
Residents who have returned to their homes told to be prepared to leave at short notice.
Earlier today, a scrub fire was extinguished in Kaingaroa, south of Rotorua.
The cost of the wildfires in Nelson could yet exceed the Port Hills fires in 2017.
Prohibited activities include those where metal meets stone and that can generate sparks.
"It's our lifework too, to care for animals in any situation."
Online petition pushing for man fighting Nelson blaze to be spared.
Police are seeking information as they continue to investigate the two fires.
"We remind people that the safety of the public and their properties is the priority."