New ZealandNewspapers burn in truck fireA truck laden with newspapers ignited in a dramatic fire in Canterbury early this morning.31 Aug 09:56 PM
New ZealandTeen hit by fireball in cooking mishapAn Otago teenager is lucky to have escaped serious injury after a fireball erupted when she was cooking in a Pine Hill house on Tuesday.28 Aug 07:16 PM
New ZealandSuspicious fire engulfs red-zoned propertySuspicion surrounds a blaze that engulfed a red-zoned property in Kaiapoi, north of Christchurch, overnight.27 Aug 11:47 PM
New ZealandPolice investigate suspicious fire at a Nelson pubPolice are investigating a suspicious fire at a Nelson pub over the weekend - the second blaze to hit the establishment in less than a year.26 Aug 10:54 PM
New ZealandInvestigation into Mt Wellington factory fireFire investigators are trying to establish the cause of a large blaze at an Auckland factory last night.25 Aug 08:45 PM
WorldBattle to protect sequoiasA huge bushfire raging on the western boundary of Yosemite National Park has led California's Governor, Jerry Brown, to declare a state of emergency.25 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandFirefighters rally round burned mateColleagues of a Wellington firefighter badly burned after becoming separated from his mates during an industrial blaze are "pretty cut up" over what happened.25 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandSeriously injured firefighter transferredA firefighter seriously burnt in a blaze north of Wellington yesterday is being transferred to Auckland for specialist treatment.23 Aug 09:54 PM
New ZealandGran charged with murder by arsonAn Auckland grandmother has been charged with murder by arson, stealing $12,500 from her employer and damaging their products by fire on three occasions.23 Aug 05:30 PM
New ZealandFirefighter injured in large Petone blazeAn investigation and a separate review will be carried out into today's blaze in Petone that left a firefighter in hospital with burns.23 Aug 09:00 AM
New ZealandSki team trio lose everything in fireThree members of the Austrian ski team here for the Winter Games have been left without passports or spare clothes after a fire engulfed their luxury lodge.21 Aug 08:28 PM
New ZealandPolice motorbike in flamesA motorcycle cop's bike burst into flames when he stopped to question a Christchurch motorist this morning.15 Aug 10:55 PM
New ZealandFire crews save homes from blazeFirefighters saved two Masterton homes from flames with only moments to spare after a blaze engulfed a residential garage yesterday.12 Aug 11:40 PM
New ZealandFatal fire in small townOne person has died in a house fire in Pongaroa, south of Dannevirke overnight. Fire services found it well alight on arrival.08 Aug 07:08 PM
New ZealandGirl helps save family from Chch infernoA "brave'' 12-year-old girl who woke to flames in her Christchurch home this morning managed to wake the rest of her family and escape the inferno.06 Aug 09:52 PM
New ZealandTeens admit school fire (+video)Police have referred two teenagers to Youth Aid after a school administration block was gutted by a blaze just before 4am yesterday.03 Aug 08:24 PM
LifestyleElderly fire victim sent unreleased novelA random act of kindness brought 92-year-old fire victim Pearl Sanger close to tears after she received a signed novel from writer Lee Child, not yet released in NZ.02 Aug 12:50 AM
New ZealandFire at 'red zone' house in ChrischurchFire crews in Christchurch were last night battling a blaze at an abandoned "red zone" house.29 Jul 12:20 PM
New ZealandArsonist sets wheelie bins ablazeA wheelie-bin arsonist left mounds of melted plastic and a Dunedin suburb "saturated" with police patrols.26 Jul 11:57 PM
New ZealandFire extensively damages Upper Hutt houseResidents of an Upper Hutt house escaped safely today after a fire extensively damaged the property.25 Jul 08:35 PM
New ZealandChristchurch fire treated as suspiciousA fire at an abandoned house in east Christchurch early this morning is being treated as suspicious.23 Jul 08:00 PM
New ZealandBlaze mars mum's Tall Blacks joyA 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.21 Jul 05:30 PM
