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Family behind burned bakery plead for safety as firefighter strikes escalate

Pita House in Pakuranga burned down on January 9 during an earlier strike.

Abuse hurled at volunteer firefighters after road closed over rockfall risk

Rocks and water were seen falling from the Port Hills cliffs near Clifton.

Christchurch road to Sumner closed after reports of rockfall from hillside

The Main Rd to Sumner in Christchurch has been closed after a reported rockfall from the Clifton hillside. Video / Lesley Murdoch

'Well involved': Crews tackle late-night Taupō commercial fire

Fire crews spent nearly three hours bringing the blaze under control.

‘S*** it escalated quickly’: Paul Henry's farm bonfire burns out of control, firefighters save day

Two fire trucks were needed to bring the paddock blaze under control.

'Everything is gone': Mum dragged from burning home but family pooch Sumo not so lucky

Grace Curwood and her seven children lost almost all their belongings.

‘Up to individuals how they respond to that’: Luxon reacts to firefighter's crude gesture

A spokeswoman for Fire and Emergency said the department 'does not condone the behaviour'.

Tauranga City Council set to determine terms for Mount Maunganui inquiry

Councillors are meeting this morning to decide what an inquiry into the landslide that killed 6 will look like. Video / Ryan Bridge Today

Watch: 'It shook our house' - Bomb squad blows up device at Auckland beach, rattling locals

A resident said their house shook after an explosion at Okoromai Bay just before 6pm.