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Sydney fringe on fire alert
A lethal combination of soaring temperatures and high winds gave the New South Wales bushfire season a vicious jolt with more than 80 fires raging across the state.
Sentences ease firefighters' loss
The sentencing of two companies and a company director over a fatal coolstore explosion in the Waikato has given firefighters closure.
Companies, directors sentenced over fatal coolstore fire
Big fines and reparation bills have been given to two companies and a company director charged over last year's fatal Waikato coolstore fire.
Hazardous Christmas lights in NZ on the decrease
The number of hazardous Christmas lights in New Zealand is on the decrease, but consumers still need to exercise care, according to Energy Safety Services.
Nelson fire could take week to extinguish
A large scrub fire south of Nelson has been contained but may take a week to fully extinguish.
Plant fire treated as suspicious
A large fire in a complex of industrial buildings being demolished in Auckland may have been deliberately lit.
Power restored to most of Timaru
Power is back on in most areas of Timaru after a major blackout when a substation caught fire this morning.
Substation fire causes power cut
A fire at a Timaru power substation has caused a city-wide power outage.