A house was well ablaze when firefighters arrived on Semple St in Huntly today.

Man killed in fire used to wrap electric blanket around himself to relieve back pain.

A seventh person has died overnight after the horror crash in Waverley.

A person has been killed in a crash in Waitakaruru, in Waikato, today.

Efforts to rescue the 52-year-old hunter were hampered because of the steep terrain.

Police are asking for help identifying a person seen near the scene of a suspicious fire.

Police can't prove the blaze was deliberately or negligently lit.

The man who died in a Mangere house fire last weekend did not have working smoke alarms.

Fire crews are at a house fire in Bayview, Auckland, this afternoon.

All Blacks wing Waisake Naholo was among players to meet police and firefighters.

Martin has played 32 test matches for the Black Ferns and now works for the fire service.

The awards were for service including to governance, animals, Maori, Pasifika and sport.

Police and emergency services are at a fatal crash in Longburn, near Palmerston North.

Fifteen firefighters are still at the scene fighting the blaze on Panckhurst Drive.

Two alleged arsonists were terrorising South Auckland with a spate of fires.

Blaze in hopper at Blenheim sawmill requires "large manpower operation".

Coroner praises "selfless and courageous" heroes who saved lives in fatal blaze.

The fire was contained by about 2am but crews remained at the scene overnight.

Fire crews have put out the fire.

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Pastor received second-degree burns to his face and body after a rubbish fire.

He thought his electric blanket was going to keep him warm, not burn his house down.

One person has been taken to hospital in a critical condition in a crash in Papakura.

Fire crews battling a ship blaze in Timaru's Port have almost extinguished it a week on.

The fire set off the sprinkler system and the building was evacuated.

Conditions have improved today but the fire still continues to burn.

The fires sparked a state of emergency in February last year.

Members of the public reported Leo's plight after spying him on the roof of his home.

A photo posted on social media shows the car crashed into the back of the truck.

The two-car crash has closed SH1, with reports one of the drivers was unlicensed.