New ZealandFirefighters say lack of local plans causing training and resource issuesFENZ is locked in a long-running industrial dispute with firefighters over resourcing.24 Nov 12:48 AM
PremiumPremiumOpinionPeter Dunne: Can volunteer firefighters rely on us?OPINION: Former Internal Affairs minister puts the case to support our heroes.23 Nov 04:00 PM
New Zealand‘Dysfunctional resources’: Leaks, mushrooms growing from walls of Auckland fire stationThe Balmoral fire station had recently undergone over $1m in renovations22 Nov 05:52 AM
New ZealandMother shakes head in court as son accused of hospital fire denied bailPsychiatric services can't care for man and police say no to bail so prison only option.22 Nov 02:33 AM
New ZealandVideo: Pair set fire to family-owned restaurant with fireworkIncredible video shows moment a pair attempted to burn down a popular Napier restaurant.13 Nov 03:41 AM
New ZealandNine fire trucks fighting blaze at car wreckers yardEmergency services were called to Taumarunui Auto Parts in Manunui early this morning.12 Nov 06:04 PM
New Zealand‘Extremely humbling’: NZ firefighters honoured for service in Australian bushfiresFenz, Army, Air Force and DoC personnel are among those honoured,11 Nov 04:30 AM
New Zealand'We all lost everything': Family's home 'burnt to the ground'"I just got a text message and it just said, 'hun, your house is on fire!!"10 Nov 04:42 PM
New ZealandFire blazes atop Te Mata PeakChris Morris watched a fire broke out on Te Mata Peak on Friday night. Video / SuppliedWatch04 Nov 06:49 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Final call for firework salesOPINION: Our editorial on an end to the annual Guy Fawkes carnage.04 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandTraffic back on the move on SH1 after crash north of AucklandEmergency services responded to a crash near Topuni, south of Kaiwaka.04 Nov 09:20 AM
New ZealandEmergency services responding to scrub fire in OrewaSix fire trucks are currently attending the incident.04 Nov 06:28 AM
New ZealandBeach blaze: Mop-up after fireworks started massive beach blaze to take daysFire that threatened beach community reignites calls to ban fireworks.03 Nov 09:41 PM
New ZealandCause of massive fire revealed, NZ paying top dollar for meth & Pakistan PM assassination attempt | Focus Morning Bulletin: 4 November, 2022 What started the Canterbury blaze, concern over New Zealand’s meth market and former Pakistan PM caught in an assassination attempt in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ HeraldWatch03 Nov 04:35 PM
New ZealandPolice following ‘good lines of inquiry’ into cause of fireAll have been 'successfully evacuated, all safely' with no reports of property damage02 Nov 10:13 PM
New ZealandMassive blaze rips through Canterbury, student death mystery & Buy Now, Pay Later scrutinised | Focus Morning Bulletin: 3 November, 2022Massive blaze rips across Canterbury beach, investigations continue into student’s unexplained death and the Government tackles buy now pay later schemes in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ HeraldWatch02 Nov 06:56 PM
New ZealandPerson critically injured in Te Awamutu crashEmergency services still working at the scene on Bank St where a car crashed into a tree.29 Oct 05:47 PM
BusinessFire wreckage: SkyCity-Macquarie $220m car park deal collapsesSkyCity's car park deal with Macquarie falls through in repercussions from 2019 fire.26 Oct 09:27 PM
New ZealandWatch: Fire in Wellington high-rise buildingEmergency services respond to a fire in a high-rise building in central Wellington. Video / NZ Herald Watch25 Oct 10:44 PM
New ZealandFire at new $110m Auckland City Mission shuts major CBD streetLane closures on the arterial route of Hobson St in Auckland's CBD are causing delays.21 Oct 10:51 PM
New ZealandBattery fire risk: 'Lot of energy in small package'Warning issued over battery disposal after waste truck catches fire in Lower Hutt.21 Oct 02:10 AM
New ZealandFirefighters to strike again next monthFirefighters will hold four one-hour-long strikes throughout November.20 Oct 04:02 AM
New ZealandFirefighters battle large blaze at Whatipu Beach after two fishermen rescuedEmergency services responded to missing fishermen callout, then spotted the fire in Huia.19 Oct 08:20 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandFire Service calls in police to investigate volunteer brigade's 'wood fund'Disputed "wood fund" was from Titirangi volunteers' wood-chopping fundraising drives.14 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandMan burned as vape explodes in Dunedin cinemaEmergency services were called to a cinema after a vape exploded in a man's pocket.13 Oct 02:00 AM
New ZealandPolice find woman sought over Greytown suspicious firesPolice are speaking with the woman.11 Oct 09:15 PM
New ZealandPolice urgently seeking woman over Wairarapa firesPolice say Maya Moore may still be in the area after the fires were lit this morning.11 Oct 01:06 AM
New Zealand'Armageddon': Neighbour's horror at multi-building blaze - arson suspectedHouses and barns are affected at two locations on the same road.10 Oct 07:05 PM
New ZealandFocus Morning Bulletin: 11 October, 2022 Explosions rock central Kyiv, co-governance referendum on the cards? And good news in time for your summer getaway in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ HeraldWatch10 Oct 04:28 PM
New ZealandFire in abandoned Papatoetoe building 'suspicious'An investigation is under way.09 Oct 12:46 AM
New ZealandThree choppers, multiple fire trucks at spreading fireThe terrain and wind were making it difficult to fight the fire.08 Oct 03:48 AM
New ZealandCostco chaos: Commercial oven triggers fire alarm, hundreds evacuatedMassive crowd gathers outside Costco as fire engines respond to a fire alarm activation.02 Oct 07:02 AM
New ZealandSki field scare: Lucky escape after car slides off roadEmergency services rushed to the alpine scene at 5.15pm.02 Oct 05:28 AM
New ZealandWatch: Fire alarm triggered at new Costco storeCustomers were left out in the rain at the new Costco store in Westgate on Sunday afternoon as fire and emergency responded to a triggered fire alarm. Video / Alanah EriksenWatch02 Oct 03:49 AM
