Bones found in burned house not human
A "body" discovered at a South Taranaki property completely destroyed by a fire yesterday was in fact the remains of an animal - but the search for the property's owner continues.
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Spectacular car blaze startles commuters
Firefighters attended a blaze on a traffic island in a busy Auckland city road this afternoon.
Property owner described as 'recluse' by neighbours
A body has been discovered in the remains of a Taranaki home gutted by fire.
Firefighters to get legal support
Firefighters grateful for change of heart on legal troubles.
House fire in Christchurch
Firefighters battled a blaze that gutted a two-story house in Christchurch this evening.
South Taranaki house engulfed in flames
A house was engulfed in flames in South Taranaki today.
Firefighters, chopper kept busy fighting rubbish dump blaze
Firefighters are working in warm conditions to douse the fire at Te Hauke, south of Hastings.
Fires overnight in Christchurch, Tauranga
There were two house fires last night - both ignited around midnight.
House 'well ablaze' in Christchurch
It is not known if anyone is inside a burning house in Christchurch.
Fire at Auckland school 'suspicious'
A caretaker's shed and boiler room are on fire at Riverhills Primary School.
Emergency services called to classroom fire
Four fire crews and a command unit are battling a blaze in a classroom at Redwood Primary School in Christchurch.
Child playing with lighter burns family home down
A child playing with a lighter is believed to have started the fire that destroyed a house in Otumoetai yesterday. The fire service
Fire crews battle Milton vegetation fire
Fire crews are fighting a vegetation fire south of Dunedin this morning.
Matakana blaze now out
Residents who were evacuated this afternoon have been allowed to return to their homes tonight.
Couple left homeless and jobless after fire
Karl Henderson found himself locked outside his burning shop when he realised his dog Stella was stuck inside. Wife Tracy had woken
Fire at high school extinguished
Firefighters battling blaze at Wellington school.
Two juveniles charged over deadly fires
The wildfires that tore through East Tennessee killed 14 people last week and left nearly 150 others injured.
Wgtn house fire treated as suspicious
A Wellington home has been gutted by fire overnight in a suspected arson.
Second suspicious fire in a month
An abandoned house at Runanga went up in smoke early today - the fourth building fire in the area in a month.
Rash of car fires suspicious
Police suspect arson after six car fires in Christchurch overnight.
Fire at Runanga home suspicious
A blaze that destroyed an empty West Coast home is being treated as suspicious.
Person feared trapped in fire
Firefighters went into a burning Invercargill home, fearing a person was trapped inside.
Police probe blaze at Ranui campground
A caravan at a West Auckland campground has been engulfed by fire in suspicious blaze.
Sawmill fire in Rotorua
Six fire crews are battling a blaze in the roof space of a sawmill in Rotorua.
'People made it out, or they didn't'
California officials fear up to 40 people have been killed in a massive fire that happened Friday night during a concert inside a building in Oakland.
Up to 40 could be dead in San Fran blaze
At least nine people died in a blaze that broke out during a party in a converted warehouse in the San Francisco Bay Area,
Large blaze at Nelson house
Six fire crews are battling a "well involved" Nelson house fire and searching the property to see if anyone is inside.
Evacuations after noxious Napier blaze
Rush hour traffic between Hastings and Napier has been affected by a blaze at a Napier Fertiliser works earlier today.
Fire in historic Dunedin building
An historic four-storey building near Dunedin's Octagon has been damaged in a suspicious blaze.
Manurewa house fire treated as suspicious
A fire at a vacant Housing NZ property in Manurewa is being treated as suspicious.
UPDATE: Investigators probe cause of Taupo fire
Investigators will return to the scene of a large industrial fire in Taupo.
House fire same address as fatal stabbing
A suspicious house fire being investigated by police in West Auckland is the same address where a woman was stabbed to death last month.
Two suspicious fires in Canterbury
Two Canterbury fires are being treated as suspicious after being discovered one street apart in the early hours of Saturday morning.