Fire investigator sent to Whanganui garage fire on Somme Parade
'There’ll be quite a lot of damage.'
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Fire at Kāinga Ora accommodation block in Wellington suspicious
Emergency services were alerted to the blaze in Church St at 6pm.
Young couple with baby escape blaze but lose everything they own
Baby bracelets and baby books, 'they’re just all gone'.
'You don’t leave your kids alone': Woman faces charges after kids rescued from smoke-filled house
Police say neighbours prevented a tragic outcome.
Manurewa fire: One person moderately injured in blaze at South Auckland block of flats
Emergency services scrambled to the blaze in Manurewa after reports at 11.20am.
Double-fatal Southland house fire caused by heater, no smoke alarms
The house had no working smoke alarms at the time of the fire.
'I thought she was going to die': Heroic neighbour saves elderly woman from inferno
The 125-year-old Grey Lynn villa was destroyed after catching fire twice in 24 hours.
Mother killed with son in Southland house fire was everyone's 'best mate'
The last messages Kelly Kemble Kerr sent to her friend were full of love for her children.
Dad allegedly blocked kids' rescue in deadly house fire
Three children are dead and a man is in custody after a horrific house fire in Sydney.
‘The sweetest boy’: Mum and son remembered with love after fire tragedy
Mother had a heart condition and “wouldn’t have been able to escape” - daughter
Fire ravages multimillion-dollar clifftop Muriwai home in latest serious fire
Nine fire trucks were in attendance at the height of the latest incident.
Watch: Arsonists set house on fire - one may have been injured
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Truck bursts into flames on SH1 in Canterbury, road closed
Fire and Emergency services rushed to extinguish the fire, detours are in place.
Police hunt for pair after Mangakino fire
Police appeal for public help to find two people who set a Mangakino house alight on Monday, June 24. Video / NZ Police
Fire rips through Grey Lynn home twice in 24 hours
Firefighters have returned to Harcourt St in Grey Lynn after a home caught fire for the second time in less than 24 hours. Video / NZ Herald
'Just tragic': Mother and 11-year-old son confirmed dead following Manapōuri house fire
The fire broke out in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Fire strikes Grey Lynn home twice in 24 hours, investigation under way
Fire crews were called back to the home at 2.34am today.
At least one person dead in Manapōuri house fire in Southland, people still unaccounted for
Investigators are working to determine the cause and how many people were at the address.
Manapōuri house fire investigation under way after blaze destroys Southland home
Investigators are working to determine the cause and how many people were at the address.
Three-story townhouse under construction was destroyed by fire
A new, luxury three-story townhouse under construction has been destroyed in a fire overnight on Northboro Rd in Belmont. Video / NZ Herald
'About sharing the warmth': Thousands turn out for Matariki events in Hawke's Bay
Organisers were pleased the rain held off for the feature events after a week of floods.
NRC cracks down on defiant firelighter
A Northland council has been granted a court order to stop a resident lighting fires.
Building fire ‘not suspicious’
The cause of the fire was undetermined but "likely to have been electrical".
Person hurt in fire at Canterbury property, blaze at vacant house in central Christchurch
The person was taken to hospital with burns.
Two ‘suspicious’ vehicle fires on same street a day apart not related, police say
Second car fire on Tennyson St came a day after witness saw the 'firebombing' of a ute.
Dannevirke car fires
Police are treating a car fire in Dannevirke as suspicious. Video / Supplied
Police guarding scene after Massey house fire overnight
The blaze on Don Buck Rd was reported at 10pm.
Masked men throw 'fire bomb' at vehicle in Dannevirke
A Dannevirke family watched as their ute went up in flames. Video / Annette Lilo
Firefighting family following in father's footsteps
'I mean, we love doing it. We wouldn’t do it if we didn’t want to.'
Flames seen coming from aircraft over Queenstown
An aircraft travelling from Queenstown to Melbourne appears to have fire coming from an engine Video / Aaron Henderson / Dani Wilson / High wings photography / Supplied
Fire fighters save the day for ‘embarrassed but grateful’ senior
Carole Moselen thought she was getting advice, next minute the town siren goes off.