Helicopters are getting ready to go up and give emergency workers an overview of any fresh destruction.

Civil Defence's reports of houses destroyed by fire and evacuations over the past 24 hours have varied wildly.

A photographer who surveyed the damage of the Port Hills fire from the air has shared the incredible images that show the devastation.

With a raging wild fire surrounding the Christchurch Adventure Park, the future is uncertain for the fledgling business.

State of emergency declared as Port Hills' wildfires continued yesterday.

As authorities continue to fight fires in Christchurch, a community mourns the loss of one of its own who just yesterday was among those battling the flames.

Strong wind drove John Wuts home early from Ocean Beach yesterday and on the way home heavy smoke made him fear for his life. The

Two serious house fires have broken out in the North Island.

Police have named the person who died in a shed fire in Christchurch on Thursday as 51-year-old Savita Devi Naidu.

A helicopter was needed to help battle a scrub fire in the Bay of Islands this afternoon. A Fire Service spokeswoman said the blaze

A person has been treated for smoke inhalation following a garage fire in Pukekohe this afternoon.

Firefighters are attending a small scrub fire on the side of Auckland's Southern Motorway this afternoon.

Fire crews have now contained a large scrub fire south of Whangarei.

A truck has crashed on a busy highway in Waitomo district this afternoon.

Firefighters are responding to a scrub fire in South Auckland this evening.

An off-duty fireman came to the aid of a man who was injured after a tree fell on his car on the Southern Motorway during last night's storm.

About 60 people - including police, firefighters and defence personnel - are continuing to search for an elderly Auckland woman who has been missing for six days.

A firefighter appeared drunk and others could not demonstrate basic critical skills during an audit, an official report says.

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.

Thousands of people witnessed a large scrub fire on Mt Wellington's volcanic cone last night.

A funeral will be held for an Auckland man's son, wife and mother-in-law this week after a house fire claimed their lives and left

Fire crews are rushing to a scrub fire at Peria, just south of Mangonui in the Far North.