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Fire engulfs garages at Nelson high school

A fire which engulfed two garages at a Nelson high school yesterday evening is being treated as suspicious.

Not guilty plea over Doha fire

The owner of the Doha childcare centre where Kiwi triplets died in a blaze has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges after finally appearing in court.

Damaged lead sparks house fire

Family make lucky escape from suspicious fire

Doha triplets: The last photo

The parents of Kiwi triplets killed in an inferno at a Doha mall have marked the 6-month anniversary of the tragedy by releasing the last photograph taken of their toddlers.

Appeal to Diddy after deadly factory inferno

Mt Wellington fire threatened homes

Arson suspected in scrub fires

The largest of three scrub fires that burned across the Western Bay of Plenty yesterday is believed to have been deliberately lit.

Fragile wetlands ravaged by blaze

A huge fire that raged for almost 24 hours south east of Invercargill has destroyed more than 400ha of an internationally recognised scientific reserve.

Explosion at Hawkes Bay primary school

A gas cooker has exploded at a Hawkes Bay school, injuring one person, emergency services say.

Helicopters join fire fighting efforts

Helicopters will join efforts to control a large bushfire this morning that has already burned more than 400ha of conservation land near Invercargill.

Fire raging in Southland conservation area

Man killed in Ashburton workshop fire named

$1m school fire 'looks accidental'

Fire safety lesson ends in porch blaze

A fire safety lesson gone wrong threatened the lives of a mother and her two young children while they slept in the early hours of yesterday.

Man dies in Ashburton workshop fire