
Body in burnt-out car: Locals anxious after second homicide on Kaipara beach
A local farmer believes he knows the victim, described as 'a real honey'.
A local farmer believes he knows the victim, described as 'a real honey'.
There were no injuries but a vehicle and power pole were damaged.
Traffic management was in place while firefighters dealt with a 30 metre by 50m blaze on Saturday evening. Video / Bruce Reid
WorkSafe were advised and inquiries into the circumstances of the crash are ongoing.
The response "should have taken 10 minutes but it took an hour and a half.”
Fire teams called in more resources this morning to fight the blaze.
'We arrived and found a kitchen fire,' a Fire and Emergency NZ spokesman said.
'This is a rare chance to walk through a fire-damaged home.'
The house fire on Thomas St, Tikipunga, was well-involved when firefighters arrived.
Emergency services were called to a single-vehicle crash on Matawai Rd.
Fire crews returned to the scene to make sure the fire wasn’t going to reignite.
Three people have been taken to Gisborne Hospital with serious to critical injuries.
Fenz said the fire was being treated as suspicious.
Gisborne school seems to have breached consent by operating classes on ground floor.
Ambulance crews said the patient suffered critical injuries.
All outdoor fires are now banned in Canterbury until next Monday.
Conditions continue to hamper firefighting efforts at a large forestry fire.
'The fire has jumped the containment line.'
Fire and Emergency were advised of the ATR aircraft's engine fire.
Armed Police have stopped a car and two people were arrested in Constellation Drive and Atlas Place in Rosedale in Auckland. Video / Supplied
Police were called to the scene around 11.55am.
Five helicopters have been working to control the blaze.
Police have now arrested three me in relation to the fire.
A fire investigator will return to the house later this morning.
'They’re just going to come out and sting you.'
The family home in the Far North was quickly lost in the blaze on August 11.
Police responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash about 12.30am on Sunday.
Police have cordoned off the area around the Blockhouse Bay Tennis Club and recreational reserve on Rathlin St. Video / NZ Herald