New ZealandMassive fire still burning in south CanterburyA massive blaze has engulfed the hills above Waimate in south Canterbury and tonight continues to burn. 22 Dec 06:07 AM
New ZealandStretched firefighters battle two large blazesStretched Canterbury firefighters are battling two large scrub fires, one in Rolleston and one in Waimate.21 Dec 11:43 PM
New ZealandFirefighters battle 120 hectare scrub fireFirefighters are continuing to battle a 120 hectare scrub fire in Waimate, which has now spread into forest.21 Dec 11:01 PM
New ZealandTe Aroha folk share the love for affected workersTe Aroha locals are supporting the families of workers who lost their jobs when the local meatworks went up in flames.11 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandProspects bleak for Te Aroha workers'They're calling it a seasonal lay-off which is bull,' a worker at Silver Fern Farm's fire-hit Te Aroha factory says.06 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandNearly half meatworks' staff will be laid offAbout 160 of the 350 workers at Silver Fern Farms' Waikato beef slaughter plant at Te Aroha are likely to only be paid a minimum wage until Christmas.06 Dec 03:36 AM
New ZealandMeat works CEO meets with anxious workersThe 200 workers left jobless after a massive fire gutted a Waikato freezing works remain cautiously optimistic.05 Dec 11:42 PM
New ZealandContractor's saw sparks blamed for meat plant blazeSparks from a contractor's saw are believed to have ignited the fire that gutted a Waikato freezing works.05 Dec 04:30 PM
New ZealandPike River: Cooling operation underwayAn operation has begun to extinguish the fire coming from the vent shaft of the Pike River mine and cool the surrounding concrete pad, using water pumped up from a nearby creek.05 Dec 04:00 AM
New ZealandStaff worried after meat works fireThe beef processing plant badly damaged by fire at Te Aroha, near Hamilton, overnight may be rebuilt into a world-class plant, owner Silver Fern Farms says.04 Dec 02:22 AM
New ZealandMassive blaze at freezing worksPhotos from the fire at the Silver Fern Farms freezing works in Te Aroha, Waikato. 03 Dec 08:02 PM
New ZealandGAG unit to work through the weekendIt could take weeks for a GAG unit to put out a coal fire in the Pike River mine, police say.02 Dec 11:45 PM
