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Fire breaks out at Trusts Stadium

Feedback douses council fireplace ban

A controversial plan to ban domestic open fires and old woodburners in Auckland has been kicked to touch until at least next year.

'Sad' hall blaze suspicious

A fire which destroyed a community hall near Tauranga last night has been labelled suspicious by authorities.

Cafe blaze: Owners consider options

Operators of an almost-built cafe in Auckland's Cornwall Park that was gutted by a deliberately lit fire on Sunday are considering temporary replacement options.

Fires after 80,000 lightning strikes

Several small bushfires are burning in northwest South Australia after a barrage of lightning strikes overnight.

'Going back was just not an option'

The driver of a speeding car which caught fire at the end of a bizarre police chase had to turn himself in after dense bush and gorse proved too rough, a witness says.

Mosque fire suspicious

A fire at an Auckland mosque that has been at the centre of allegations of extremist Islamic teaching is being treated as suspicious.

Police probe blaze at mosque

Police are investigating whether a fire at an Auckland mosque that has been at the centre of allegations of extremist Islamic teaching was deliberately lit.

Boy buried by pile of dirt 'hasn't stopped fighting yet'

Blaze at Blenheim's Wither Hills 'suspicious'

Fire crews have stayed overnight at the scene of a suspicious fire on Blenheim's Wither Hills.

Boy suffocated after dirt cave collapses

Friends of a boy buried beneath a mound of dirt ran to neighbouring homes to ask for help yesterday.

Wither Hills blaze brought under control

'Suspicious' fire destroyed boat

'Real family man' mourned

The son of a man killed in a controlled scrub burn-off in North Canterbury has paid tribute to "an extraordinary father figure".

Man killed during burn-off

A man killed in a controlled scrub burn-off near Arthur’s Pass in the South Island was believed to have been overcome by smoke inhalation.

Alleged firebug caught in pincer movement