Person treated after yacht fire
A yacht fire left a person suffering smoke inhalation this morning.
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More than 100 evacuated due to blaze
Helicopters with monsoon buckets are back in the air today as more than 100 residents of a Christchurch seaside community were evacuated from an approaching blaze.
Community mourns local chopper pilot as fires rage on
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.
Security increased for custody-based inquest witness
Security was high in the Hamilton Coroner's Court this morning as a witness was brought in from custody to give evidence.
Christchurch sand dune fires 'suspicious'
Four homes were evacuated, but residents have since returned to their homes.
NZ seeing 'the worst' of fire season
New Zealand is now experiencing the worst of the fire season, a top officer says, with a dangerous combination of high temperatures and low relative humidity creating tinder-dry conditions across eastern hot-spots.
McCaw helps out with Port Hills fires
He carried the All Blacks to two world titles, now Richie McCaw is flying people around two huge Port Hills fires.
Photos: Port Hills fires
Photos from inside the cordon captured by The Christchurch Star photographers.
Escape from wall of fire: 'I was numb'
With a fire scarred home behind them, a Christchurch couple contemplate how close they were to losing their home.
Crews fighting fire in high spirits
It's a long, hot slog fighting a fire as big and complex as the one in the Hawke's Bay in the blazing heat. But it's also satisfying work.
Aerial assault on fires begins
More than a dozen helicopters, a plane and 100 firefighters continue to battle two massive Canterbury wildfires, but blazes in Hawke's Bay are now largely contained.
Gales for Hawke's Bay as blazes continue
High winds to bring more misery to fire crews fighting bush blazes today, but no rain where it is needed.
One house has a lucky escape yesterday
One local resident described the terrifying moment when flames came right up to his family home on Waimarama Rd yesterday. Hawke's
Power restored after fire
Unison restored power to about 700 customers last night after it was cut during the blaze along Waimarama Rd. Unison relationship
Home lost in Port Hills' fires
The Airways Radar is also under threat from one of the two major bush fires burning near Christchurch.
Waimarama Rd reopened after day of fire drama
Two bus-loads of school children are among those who have been escorted out of a Hawke's Bay fire zone, as several large fires burn throughout the district.
House-fire deaths: Witness changes evidence
Tensions rose near the end of day one into an inquest into the deaths of three young Hamilton people after one of the witnesses changed his evidence.
Fire at St John's Church caused by failure of fluorescent lights
NOT SUSPICIOUS: Fire investigators have revealed the fire at St John's Church last week was not suspicious. PHOTO/FILE A_080217bf20.JPG The
Watch NZH Local Focus: Fire fuels emergency status
A state of emergency has been declared in the Hastings District as emergency services battle several fires across the area. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Man accuses French police of raping him
Riots have broken out in France after a black man was sexually assaulted by police - who claim it was an accident.
Fire engulfs Luggate home
A home in Luggate was well ablaze by the time firefighters arrived at the property.
Crews to monitor Taupo bush fire for days
A bush fire near a Taupo native forest is well under control but it will take crews another few days to make sure it's completely out.
Campervan explosion seriously burns man
A man suffered serious burns after his campervan exploded in Taupo last night.
Two house fires break out in North Island
Two serious house fires have broken out in the North Island.
Large bush fire near Taupo contained but not out
A large bushfire is blazing through forest and scrub northwest of Taupo.
Hoon Hay fire victim named
Police have named the person who died in a shed fire in Christchurch on Thursday as 51-year-old Savita Devi Naidu.
'I promised my wife I wouldn't die'
The man who spent two hours trapped in a dam by an excavator has described how he survived in an emotional interview on the Today show.
Passenger heard 'an almighty explosion'
A passenger aboard a cruise ship on which a crew member died has recounted the harrowing scenes which followed the incident. WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT.
Fire brings Auckland trains to a halt
A small fire near the railway line between Parnell and Newmarket brought some Auckland trains a halt and caused delays for commuters
Body found after Christchurch shed fire
A person is dead after a shed fire in Christchurch this morning.
Never-ending Samsung Note 7 fiasco
It appears that the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 fiasco is not over yet. A "minor fire" broke out at the factory that manufactures the malicious
Locals devastated by Rotorua church fire
Heartbreak in church community after devastating Rotorua fire.
'Willpower to live' saves trapped man
A man was up to his nose in water after his excavator rolled into a dam and trapped him there for two hours.