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Arson accused earlier charged with poaching

Rotorua brothers who saved boy from fatal fire honoured

Fire at historic Featherston hotel

Two charged with arson over Kaikoura fire

Fish smokehouse fire poses problem for firefighters

Children stable after fatal fire

Police have named the 25-year-old woman who died as a result of a house fire in Paraparaumu yesterday morning.

Help comes too late for mother in house fire

Laptop may have caused fatal fire

The flatmate of a 25-year-old mother who died in a house fire in Paraparaumu last night has described how she tried to save her.

Crocs snaps back from feared death roll

Apartment fire in downtown Auckland

Firefighters have brought a blaze at an apartment block in central Auckland this afternoon under control.

Man finds home ablaze, car missing

Masterton 'dream car' torched

An apprentice mechanic whose dream car was torched in Masterton on Saturday has been swamped with offers of parts from all around the country.

Honeymooning couple attract disasters

A honeymooning pair claim to have run into not one, but six natural disasters as they followed their itinerary around the globe.

Mum killed in fire named

Teen braves fire to rescue little boy

Howls from a child trapped in a burning house compelled an 18-year-old neighbour to dash inside. "That was a cry that you would never hear in your life," said Wiremu Ropata, who was watching television at home and getting ready to go to bed

Police investigate suspicious Feilding fire

Police and fire safety officers are investigating a third suspicious fire in the Manawatu town of Feilding this year after a blaze at a hair salon overnight.