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Navy boards burning tug
A navy damage control team has boarded a burning ocean-going tug off Northland hours after the crew abandoned ship when fire broke out in the engine room.
Explosive in car like 'home-made firecracker'
An explosive device found in a car in south Auckland last night was like "a home made firecracker", say police.
Woman saves dogs from house fire - but forgets grandson
A guilt-ridden English grandmother saved her four greyhounds but left her young grandson asleep upstairs when her house caught fire.
Booze-affected resident owes life to fire hero
A Rotorua man is alive today only because a stranger kicked down the door of his burning home and dragged him to safety.
Firefighters tackle big school blaze
A fire at an Auckland primary is the second major school fire in the upper North Island in two days, after arsonists torched classrooms at Kerikeri High.
Exam work feared lost in suspicious school blaze
Staff at Kerikeri High School fear students' mid-year exams and assignments may have been lost in a suspicious fire.
New rules put lives in danger, say firefighters
"This policy can only ever be seen as some sort of cost-cutting measure at the expense of the public," says the Firefighters Union.
Newmarket house fire
Video found on social media shows a fire in Newmarket on Tuesday morning. Video/ @AucklandPeaceAction