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Morty and the naughty cats
Nearly 1000 cats have found themselves in predicaments needing rescue by fire crews in the last five years.
Nearly 1000 cats have found themselves in predicaments needing rescue by fire crews in the last five years.
Firefighters are battling a blaze at a scrap metal yard in Silverdale, north of Auckland, this morning.
A person has been injured in a car crash in Manurewa, South Auckland, this morning.
Neighbours of a Hamilton house on fire woke the sleeping family in time to escape with their lives.
Exactly what caused a huge bush fire in Northland is still being investigated. Several fire crews and two helicopters were needed
Auckland and Bay of Plenty worst hit, but authorities say reduction efforts have worked.
A woman is in a serious condition after suffering severe burns to 25 per cent of her body in a car fire.
A person is in a critical condition in Middlemore Hospital after a car crash south of Auckland this afternoon. Emergency crews were
Five helicopters with monsoon buckets have been dispatched to the Far North in a bid to bring a large scrub fire under control.
Fire crews are rushing to a scrub fire at Peria, just south of Mangonui in the Far North.
The Department of Conservation is sending in helicopters this morning to deal with the remnants of a bush fire on the Coromandel.
Firefighters responding to reports of smoke at a multi-storey building are using thermal imaging cameras to find the source.
Crews from Thames, Turua, Te Puru and Tapu have been called to assist at the blaze.
A fundraising effort has begun for a man whose wife, son and mother-in-law died in a fire yesterday.
Firefighters grateful for change of heart on legal troubles.
Firefighters are working in warm conditions to douse the fire at Te Hauke, south of Hastings.
A caretaker's shed and boiler room are on fire at Riverhills Primary School.
A chemical leak which closed part of Napier Port earlier today has now been contained.
Six fire crews are battling a "well involved" Nelson house fire and searching the property to see if anyone is inside.
Rush hour traffic between Hastings and Napier has been affected by a blaze at a Napier Fertiliser works earlier today.
After five long nights on a cliff edge suffering a broken leg and severe dehydration, cocker spaniel Bluey will soon be home with
Police want to remind Kiwis to keep safe during fireworks season.
The country's biggest volunteer fire brigade has taken out insurance after a court case involving a fire truck crashing on its way to an emergency callout.
One person has been airlifted to hospital after the ute they were in rolled at a beach north of Auckland this afternoon. Emergency
Police and the Fire Service are at a West Auckland cemetery tonight following reports a car within the grounds is on fire.
It wasn't quite the cat-up-a-tree cliche, but it was something near-enough that gave a Wellington fire crew a memorable call-out for the long weekend.
Fire crews are the scene of a house fire in Westport this evening. A spokeswoman for the NZ Fire Service said they were called to
'When the pager went off I didn't read it properly and didn't realise the fire was at our station,' says firefighter.
Whanganui senior firefighter Tanja Grunwald is off to the World Firefighter Combat Challenge in the United States. Made with funding from NZ on Air