Latest from Fires

Arsonist sets wheelie bins ablaze

A wheelie-bin arsonist left mounds of melted plastic and a Dunedin suburb "saturated" with police patrols.

Fire extensively damages Upper Hutt house

Residents of an Upper Hutt house escaped safely today after a fire extensively damaged the property.

Christchurch fire treated as suspicious

A fire at an abandoned house in east Christchurch early this morning is being treated as suspicious.

Blaze mars mum's Tall Blacks joy

A mother's joy at seeing her son picked to play for the Tall Blacks has been marred by the shock of losing her new $2.2 million childcare centre in a fire.

Suspicious fire in Albany

A fire at a childcare centre on Auckland's North Shore early this morning is being treated as suspicious.

Suspicious house fire in Christchurch

Shock fire ruins scenic drive

Fire damages Waiheke Island restaurant

Raw: Fire in Mt Wellington

Plumes of smoke were sent into the air as fire burst out at a liquor store in Mt Wellington this afternoon.

Two blazes keep firefighters busy

A garage, a ute and a fishing launch have been destroyed in two fires in the Far North.

Tokoroa house fire treated as suspicious

A blaze which tore through a house and car in Tokoroa this morning is being treated as suspicious.

Blaze claims family treasures

For Hawkes Bay woman Alicia Buxton, some of her most precious possessions were the little boxes of "firsts".

Dunedin house fire that killed dog investigated

Fire safety officers are investigating the cause of a Dunedin house fire in which a dog died yesterday.

Fatal fire: Alarm turned off

A young mother who died in an house fire had disconnected one of her smoke alarms earlier in the evening because it kept beeping, according to a coroner's finding.

Hotshot reeling at loss of 19 mates

Kids burned in car fire coming home