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Scrub fire treated as suspicious

The scrub fire which raged in Happy Valley overnight is being treated as suspicious until the cause is known, fire services say.

Call for witnesses of suspicious fires west of Hamilton

Witnesses are being asked to come forward following a series of suspicious rural fires west of Hamilton early this morning.

Four arrests follow student couch fire party

Photos: Happy Valley fire

A large scrub fire in a Wellington suburb which threatened 30 houses and forced the evacuation of up to 70 residents.

Tapora scrub fire grows six times in size today

A scrub fire north of Auckland has grown six times in size over the course of today.

City fringe fire a wake up call

Lucky escape from suspicious fire

The residents of a rural house engulfed by a suspicious fire last night are incredibly lucky to have escaped, police say.

Firefighters battling large farm blaze

Four fire engines and five tankers are at the Chertsey Kyle Road fire which has spread down a 400 metre tree line and destroyed a hay stack.

Burn victim dies in hospital

A Northland woman has died in hospital after she was severely burnt in a gas explosion.

Barking dog saves kids from fire

A dog that refused to stop barking when a fire broke out helped save a mother and her two children from the blaze in the bedroom of a Wanganui house.

New Plymouth school evacuated after library fire

Four people hospitalised after Wanganui fire

Four people have been hospitalised after a fire at Wanganui last night.

Woman burnt in Ruakaka explosion

A woman who has suffered burns to 70 per cent of her body had just arrived home when an explosion occurred, a resident who came to her help says.

Woman in serious condition after fire in Ruakaka

Masterton home gutted by fire

Fire threatens homes in Australia