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Fires in student quarter flame fears

Deliberately-lit property fires in Dunedin's student quarter could kill someone, a detective investigating the case warns.

Kumeu cafe gutted by fire overnight

A Kumeu cafe has been gutted by a fire which took hold overnight.

Student loses everything in flat arson

'I just couldn't believe it.' Nineteen-year-old Kyle Thom was out with mates early yesterday when he was told his Dunedin flat was on fire.

Grass fire near SH1 in Canterbury

'It's all gone': Fire destroys Dannevirke home

Windows exploded as a Dannevirke woman and three young children ran from a blazing home with flames licking at their backs.

'Everything's gone' Family home burns

A woman cried "everything's gone" before collapsing as her family's home went up in flames yesterday.

Raw: North Shore house fire

Firefighters were this afternoon battling a blaze which engulfed a North Shore house. A Fire Service spokeswoman said "half of Auckland" contacted emergency services about the fire on Upper Harbour Drive, Greenhithe, about midday. Video: Paul Alexander

Firefighters battle house fire in North Shore

Firefighters were this afternoon battling a blaze which engulfed a North Shore house. A Fire Service spokeswoman said "half of Auckland" contacted emergency services about the fire on Upper Harbour Drive, Greenhithe, about midday.

Pilot: 'My pride's hurt'

The firefighting pilot who escaped a helicopter crash unscathed says he's happy nobody was hurt and doesn't think mechanical failure or pilot error caused the crash.

Large building fire in central Tauranga

Large plumes of black smoke from a commercial building fire in central Tauranga could be seen rising above the city's skyline this morning.

Rain - but not enough for massive fire

Firefighters warn it could take days, even weeks, to totally extinguish a massive Marlborough fire that broke out yesterday.

Big jump in rural fire figures

As large-scale scrub fires continue to burn across tinder-dry farmland, the Fire Service says the country has seen a 50 per cent jump in the number of rural fires this year.

Nervous wait for family as fire surrounds farm

A fire that started in Marlborough overnight continued to rage today. Homes have been threatened from the fire blazing through 150ha of scrub near Onamalutu.

Large scrub fires threaten homes

Hundreds of firefighters are battling large scrub blazes as dry weather has created tinderbox conditions across the country, the Fire Service says. Blazes in Canterbury, Marlborough and Manawatu are keeping about 330 firefighters busy.

Man who burned down storage units named

Firefighters battle multiple scrub fires

Hundreds of firefighters are battling large scrub blazes as dry weather has created tinderbox conditions across the country, the Fire Service says.