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Firefighters with wrong gear burned by sulphuric acid - report

Two firefighters wearing incorrect safety gear suffered burns.

'Long duration event': Waipoua Forest fire grows to 70ha, evacuations underway

Police are assisting with evacuating dwellings in the Waipoua River Rd area.

Nervous wait: Fire crews battle 70ha blaze near Waipoua

Residents may be forced to leave their homes for a week due to the Northland fire.

Police seek sightings of vehicle seen leaving Masterton church fires

Police say they are following 'strong lines of enquiry'.

Man with cerebral palsy rescued from house fire, but wheelchair and dog lost

The family's chihuahua died and the cat is still missing after the blaze.

48 firefighters, 1 helicopter battling digger and vegetation fire

The fire was reported after 3pm.

‘He’s out there’: Auck residents fear more arson attacks, as footage of carport blaze emerges

Hooded, masked offender caught on video as he targets cars in Auckland's Greenlane.

'He's out there - might do it again': Raging flames as arsonist hit Greenlane

A firebug torched a car, tried setting fire to more, on a shared driveway on Kawau Rd about 1.30 last Monday morning. Police are trying to identify and find the culprit.

Armed police cordon off road near Masterton following string of church fires

Witnesses reported nine police cars racing through Carterton.

Foodstuffs v Watercare: Peace breaks out over $100m Pak'nSave opening

Pak’nSave Highland Park granted a water connection, enabling it to open on time.

Aftermath of Milldale house fire

A large pile of black charred wood and mangled steel is all that is left of the home that went up in flames on Lees St, Milldale, Auckland.

Firefighters among five taken to hospital after collapse while erecting portable home

Those injured had been erecting a structure on private land next door to the fire station.

Suspicious fire at an illegal cannabis cultivation site in Te Atatu South

Police are investigating a suspicious house fire that has evidence suggesting the cultivation of cannabis is taking place. Video / NZ Herald

Otago Uni students evacuated after construction site gas smell causes emergency callout

Emergency crews are working to determine the source of the smell.

Fire crews battle ‘huge’ blaze in neighbouring Auckland homes

Multiple fire crews were called keep the fire from reaching other homes.

‘Market turned down more quickly ... deeply’: Fletcher CEO on climbing losses

New CEO steps in as losses climb further: what next for the giant Australasian business?

Firefighters to return to Waikato bush fire after evacuations last night

The fire started on Maunsell Rd, spreading rapidly over 4ha.

Large Port Waikato bushfire ‘rapidly spreading’, evacuations under way

The blaze continues to burn through layers of vegetation.