Child spent night in Starship ceiling
A child spent the night in the ceiling space of Starship Hospital.
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Fire at Mt Albert Grammar School
Fire crews have put out a ceiling blaze in a Mt Albert Grammar School classroom tonight.
Six-year-old girl rescued from Waiheke cliff
The six-year-old had climbed 10m up a vertical cliff face before getting stuck.
Firefighters injured lifting the obese
Firefighters are being injured when hospitals and rest homes request they lift patients.
One dead after Dunedin house fire
The blaze at a house was "well involved" when crews arrived.
Desperate bid to save Parliament protester who set himself alight
Staff from the nearby Backbenchers pub rushed to help after man set himself alight.
'Arson' killed young mum and newborn son
Police source says fire that killed young mum and newborn was deliberately lit.
Black Ferns world champs back to their 'real jobs'
Black Ferns lock Eloise Blackwell and prop Becky Wood went back to work this week.
Kiwi, NYC firefighters mark 9/11 anniversary
Kiwi and New York firefighters walk up Auckland's Sky Tower on 16th anniversary of 9/11.
Power line explosion: 'Everyone started screaming'
Fire chief says students were "lucky" the power lines weren't live when they fell.
Ten people escape Airbnb house fire
The home that went up in flames is believed to be rented out on AirBnB.
Dunedin house goes up in flames
Twenty fire-fighters were sent to battle the blaze on Tweed St in Roslyn.
'Get out immediately': Fire crews evacuate Pullman Hotel
Fourteen appliances and over 50 firefighters tackled a high rise blaze tonight.
One injured in gas bottle explosion
A person has suffered burn injuries in a gas bottle explosion near Tekapo.
West Coast 'fire' was just high-vis workers
Firefighters say they had a bit of a chuckle with they arrived and found the "fire".
One dead in forestry accident
One person has died in a forestry accident near Gisborne today.
Titirangi War Memorial Hall roof on fire
The roof of the Titirangi War Memorial Hall is on fire.
Car plunges into Waikato River
Woman earlier reported dead fights for life after hour of CPR.
Watch: Hostage drama in Lower Hutt
Woman arrested after overnight hostage drama in Upper Hutt.
Boarding house fined for lack of smoke alarms
A boarding house operator has been fined $1,500 for failing to install fire alarms.
Goat stuck in tree for two days
"It's just one of those bizarre things," a Fire Service spokesman said.
Supermarket evacuated after filling with smoke
Ponsonby supermarket evacuated after burglar alarm fills the shop with smoke.
House fire in Flatbush under control
Emergency services are at a house fire on Ormiston Rd, South Auckland.
Car smashes into Tauranga petrol station
A car smashed into a Gull petrol station on Hewletts Rd, Tauranga.
Hour from death: Woman saved from freezing car
Temperatures fell to about -4C on Sunday night as the woman counted 26 cars drive past.
Three injured in Howick car crash
Emergency services are on their way to a two car crash in Howick.
Fire crews unable to rescue horse trapped in gully
The horse has been trapped all day, the fire service said.
Port Hills fire: Did chairlift help spread blaze?
Residents whose homes were destroyed in the Port Hills fires are considering legal action.
'We literally had a river running through the mall'
Cluster of Auckland businesses counting the costs of last night's thunderstorm.
Fisherman knocked out by low-flying plane
Plane making an emergency landing hit a fisherman standing on the Whakatane beach.
Gas blast: 'Lucky' pair stable in hospital
Unconsented gas work may have caused the explosion.
Principal's 'adorable' 7yo daughter dies at school
A principal's daughter died from a medical event on the school grounds.