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Forest fire closes main highway
A forest fire which closed State Highway 1 north of Auckland for five hours yesterday is being treated as suspicious.
Bill for massive fire passes $500,000
Firefighters are praying for rain to help them fully extinguish the huge fire near Dunedin. The cost to fight the blaze is now over $500,000.
Winds fan fire in pine forest
A major fire near Dunedin is continuing its destructive path through a large forestry plantation.
Flames too high for firefighters to get near
A massive fire northwest of Dunedin has so far razed 400 hectares of forest land and is so big in places firefighters can not get near it.
Clamour for Garrett to go over botch-up
Environment Minister Peter Garrett yesterday continued to fight for his political life.
Youth charged with arson over bushfire
A 14-year-old youth will appear in court charged with arson after a huge fire north of Wellington forced over a hundred people to evacuate their homes.
Daycare centre fire 'deliberate'
The Fire Service believes a fire this morning at a west Auckland day care centre was deliberately lit.