Engine failure cause of weekend plane crash
A plane had engine problems before it crashed on a South Auckland road.
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Car fire threatens sports club building
A car engulfed in flames is threatening a building at a New Lynn sports club.
Man facing Piha arson charges named
The 19-year-old Piha resident was arrested after spate of fires at the seaside community.
Car crash blocking Silverdale offramp
A pole and a car are blocking the motorway offramp in Silverdale.
Two car crash in Onehunga
A person has had to be cut out of a car in Onehunga following a two-car crash
Civil Defence review details announced
The review will take a "fresh look" at Civil Defence legislation.
TVNZ drops off air after fire alarm
Channel 1 dropped off the air after a fire alarm sounded in the TVNZ building.
Forgotten toasties raze Matamata house
A Matamata house burnt down after a man forgot about his dinner and went to bed.
Four trucks burn in Takanini: suspicious
Four trucks are on fire in a South Auckland compound.
Teen impaled on fence at MIT
A teen was impaled while attempting to climb a fence in Otara this afternoon.
Woman freed after getting trapped between rocks
A woman who became trapped between two rocks at a Northland beach has been freed.
Skyscraper blaze: 'We dodged a bullet'
Fire service warns blaze in Auckland high rise could have been much worse.
Emergency service reform critics missing point
COMMENT: Change needs to be evolutionary to give time to new initiatives to bed in.
Mystery explosions were police exercise
Police confirm they were responsible for explosions heard around South Auckland tonight.
Firefighter finishes mammoth journey
A big feed awaited Maaka McKinney after the Sky Tower Stair Challenge.
Mac Mckenna: Fire service being made worse
COMMENT: The Govt fire service reforms will entrench present problems and create new ones.
Suspicious fire at Ngaruawahia school
A fire at a Ngaruawahia School is being treated as suspicious.
Fire levy hike of 40 per cent from July
Homeowners who also insure a car will pay almost $40 more a year.
Residents clawed in mud for missing man
'We had an unlocked unit with washing half-done and TV on ... we thought he was buried'.
Friends rally to support fire survivors
Friends of a heavily pregnant woman who survived a house fire have created a Givealittle page.
Crews on way to Coromandel fire
Fire crews are on their way to Kennedy Bay after reports of a hillside on fire.
Northland scrub fire takes over gully
A scrub fire has taken hold and is spreading, near Kawakawa in the Bay of Islands.
Fire crew rescue cat stuck in dashboard
In the midst of all the flooding, firefighters stepped in to rescue cat.
Raging Tauranga fire now out
A significant fire that broke out in a Tauranga plumbing company is now out.
Shed goes up in flames in West Auckland
Fire crews have rushed to West Auckland where a shed has gone up in flames.
Satellite pictures show fire devastation
Burned vegetation clear in satellite images of Christchurch Port Hills.
Fire evacuees given access to homes
Fire cordons in Port Hills are being lifted, to give people a few hours' access to their homes.
Weather threatens to flare up Port Hills
With temperatures expected to heat up this week, fire crews are racing against the clock to contain the Port Hills blaze and prevent any further loss.
Light rain and winds help firefighter contain fire
Authorities working to contain the Port Hills fire are being helped by drizzle, which is forecast to turn to light rain this afternoon.
'Spitting on a BBQ': Fight against flames
The Herald speaks with the Rural Fire Service crew, and their ongoing effort in controlling the fires.
Firefighters told 'go back to station'
Ten of eleven houses destroyed in Port Hills fire could have been saved had career firefighters not been sent home at the start of blaze, union bosses say.
Port Hills fire: 'Biggest in NZ history'
The Port Hills inferno was so powerful that it was spreading up to 160m every minute at it's peak, and water firefighters put on it evaporated.
'It roared up here, it was like a train'
Port Hills homeowners have this afternoon been allowed to return to their smouldering homes that have burned to the ground.