New ZealandSuspicious fire rips through shopsBlaze tore through the rear of a two-storey block of shops in Auckland.14 Oct 06:08 PM
New ZealandFirefighters battle school blazeFire rips through intermediate school in Hawera.12 Oct 10:20 PM
New Zealand'No doubt' over Otago fire causeThe cause of a fire which raged across Saddle Hill last week will not be released to the public, the Otago Rural Fire Authority says.12 Oct 10:07 PM
New ZealandCar on fire blocks Auckland roadA car was engulfed in flames on a road north of Auckland this morning.12 Oct 07:28 PM
LifestyleMmmm! Fire piesWhen life gives you lemons, make lemonade, so they say. But what about when life gives you 100ha fires?12 Oct 06:59 PM
New ZealandTwo suspicious Tokoroa house fires overnightTwo house fires in Tokoroa in the early hours of this morning are being treated as suspicious.11 Oct 05:48 PM
New ZealandFirefighters battle blaze and toxic acidsFirefighters battling a major fire in a West Auckland factory this evening will undergo decontamination after fears they have come into contact with dangerous toxic acids.10 Oct 05:04 AM
BusinessRevealed: Major apartment fire hazardsWidespread breaches of fire safety regulations are being discovered as multi-storey leaky apartments are pulled apart during weathertightness repairs.09 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandGrass fire lit in Mount RoskillMultiple calls to emergency services were made as a visible grass fire lit in Mount Roskill this afternoon.09 Oct 03:19 AM
New ZealandAppeals for fire survivors raise $126kDonations have poured in from around New Zealand for three sisters whose parents and young brother died in a Waimate fire two months ago.08 Oct 06:57 PM
New ZealandFirefighter: Just doing my job, mateHe battled up to 500C heat and 18m flames to save a house and, for his efforts, was transferred to hospital suffering from heat exhaustion.08 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandSouthern fires fanned by 'Hotober'The unseasonably high temperatures and strong winds of "Hotober" fanned the flames of South Island fires yesterday.07 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandHomes evacuated after wild fireFlights are at a standstill at Dunedin Airport and a large fire grew rapidly out of control this morning as strong winds batter Otago.06 Oct 10:48 PM
New ZealandSuspicious van fire in RemueraFire investigators are looking into a suspicious van fire on Auckland's Remuera Rd this morning.06 Oct 08:39 PM
New ZealandFire crews called to truck fireFire crews are dealing with a truck fire on State Highway 29, south of Matamata this morning.06 Oct 05:49 PM
New ZealandLarge grass fire on road to Port WaikatoA Fire Service spokeswoman said the fire was growing, and was currently 2ha by 1.2ha in size.05 Oct 01:20 AM
New ZealandBooms heard after loud explosionAn area of Nelson has been evacuated after a truck carrying gas cylinders caught fire causing some to explode.04 Oct 10:56 PM
New ZealandWeather causes havoc for crews battling blazeA blaze the size of three rugby fields was battled by 18 crews last night at the edge of the Ashly Forest in Canterbury.04 Oct 04:51 PM
New ZealandFive escape South Auckland house fireFive people were treated for suspected smoke inhalation after a fire broke out in a house in South Auckland this morning.29 Sep 06:08 PM
New ZealandSuspicious fires in ChristchurchPolice are treating four fires in a small area of Christchurch as suspicious following a scene investigation.29 Sep 12:41 AM
New ZealandSchool severely damaged in fireA classroom block at a school in Lower Hutt was severely damaged in a fire last night.28 Sep 05:34 PM
New ZealandHouse damaged in fireA Fire Service spokesman said five fire crews had been at the scene of the large fire Paraparaumu.27 Sep 05:31 PM
New ZealandInvestigators to determine cause of blazeAn investigator will today determine the cause of a blaze that ripped through a Dunedin property last night.27 Sep 12:38 AM
New ZealandLarge blaze caused by leaking LPGFire Safety investigators say initial indications are that a large fire in Glendene on Friday night was cause by leaking LPG.26 Sep 10:11 PM
New ZealandLarge scale blaze in GlendeneFirefighters successfully contained a large fire in the Auckland suburb of Glendene last night. It took seventeen fire crew to extinguish the fire at a house on Bancroft Ave after they were called to the blaze about 9pm.Watch25 Sep 10:23 PM
New Zealand'We're alive and nothing else matters'Family awoke to a strong smell and the sight of thick black smoke.24 Sep 09:43 PM
New ZealandSingle fire service likelyNew Zealand is likely to get a new, national fire service - but regions will get a high degree of control over how they operate.23 Sep 11:03 PM
New ZealandTwo big blazes in CanterburyA house fire and a big blaze that flared up when a house being transported on two trucks hit power lines has kept firefighters busy.23 Sep 07:35 PM
New ZealandTeen arrested over karate club arsonA teenager has been arrested over a fire at a karate club in Invercargill.23 Sep 01:49 AM
New ZealandQuestions over fire deathA 10-year-old boy sent to his room to practise his times tables accidentally started a fatal house fire by playing with a lighter.22 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandChild playing with lighter cause of fireFire that claimed the life of respected member of the Tuvaluan community in West Auckland is believed to have been caused by children playing with a lighter.22 Sep 07:06 AM
New ZealandFatal fire: Only one working smoke alarmAn investigation into a house fire in Ranui last night is centred around a bedroom where a cigarette lighter was found.22 Sep 02:58 AM
New Zealand'He was trying to get to his moko'A man who died at a West Auckland house fire last night was trying to rescue children from the blaze.21 Sep 05:00 PM
New ZealandFirefighters remain at site of factory fireFirefighters were called to the scene of a blaze at the Milson Foundry in Palmerston North this afternoon.21 Sep 04:05 AM
