Warning over lithium-powered batteries after rubbish trucks catch fire
Lithium batteries are catching fire on rubbish trucks in Northland.
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Couple nearing retirement start over after quake haven home burns
Firefighters allegedly considered aborting the job due to the heat of the blaze.
E-scooter explosion: Victim critical days after unstoppable battery fire
All people can do is get out of the way once a lithium-ion battery starts to fail.
Firefighter killed while battling massive wildfire in Canada
"This wildfire season has been profoundly awful."
Ashhurst plagued by arson attacks
Police are asking the public for information after four fires in as many days.
Countdown fire: Police suspect arson in toilet paper aisle blaze
Video shows flames taking hold in toilet paper aisle as staff try to extinguish the fire.
Loafers Lodge probe: 70 boarding houses found without sprinklers
Government audit identifies 70 similarly vulnerable multi-storey boarding houses.
Shelly Bay fire: Local pub helps out cafe closed for months
Cafe owners' faces lit up at the chance to open after being closed for months.
'People dropped everything and ran': Whanganui family witness wildfire panic in Greece
A Whanganui family in Greece describes evacuation panic during wildfires.
Whanganui hotel fire 'a tragedy'
The fire came at the worst possible time for the local accommodation sector.
Fire at controversial Kāinga Ora development treated as suspicious
A fire at a 48-home development in East Auckland is under investigation by police.
Fire at old school devastates Far North community
A suspicious fire has destroyed an old Far North school that had been a recreation centre.
Fire investigator onsite to determine cause of Avenue Hotel fire
Four fire appliances attended, along with an operational support wagon.
'We are at war': New evacuations ordered on Greek island as high winds and heat fuel wildfires
Tourists on Rhodes say travel companies had failed to provide information or help.
‘It was very scary’: Firefighters called to blaze at Whanganui hotel
"It was pretty well alight.”
Watch: Car engulfed by flames in 'suspicious' blaze at busy shopping centre
A video on a local community page showed flames completely engulfing the car.
Thousands of tourists evacuated as wildfire rages on Greek island
About 2000 people, including tourists, were evacuated by sea.
Football Ferns' security boosted after hotel fire, players dash from 'devastating' blaze
The Football Ferns were forced to evacuate their Auckland CBD hotel last night.
Rotorua family home extensively damaged in blaze
A fire investigator was working to establish the cause of the fire.
Whanganui rural firefighter sent to massive Canadian wildfires
'If we had fires that size, pretty much the population would be in the ocean.'
Investigator has words of caution after phone charger causes house fire
Fire investigator advises people to not leave their chargers unchecked.
'Monstrous' murder: Abusive partner handed lengthy prison term after setting woman on fire
Firefighters discovered Teao Wiki's body in a bathtub.
Fire crews, helicopter battle 100m x 100m grass fire in Waihau Bay
Crews from Waihau Bay, Hicks Bay and Ōpōtiki were in attendance.
Owners who altered fire-damaged property ordered to pay $72k
Tower Insurance found that the tenants had altered the property.
Exclusive: ‘Serious fire risk’ at hospital hostel that houses visiting doctors
Up to 50 visiting doctors and nurses could be sleeping in the building.
Co-instigator of NZ's largest prison riot eligible for parole
Ali Taipari was jailed for six years and three months but can be released on time served.
Tea towels spontaneously combust, gutting popular restaurant
Tea towels spontaneously ignited after going through a clothes dryer, investigator says.
Council considered evacuating Loafers Lodge due to safety concerns before fatal fire
Wellington City Council considered issuing a dangerous building notice in 2018.
‘Hazardous’: Cause of massive South Auckland blaze revealed
Fire investigators have revealed the cause of the blaze.
'My legs just gave way': Owner's horror as fire rips through popular restaurant
"You built dreams upon it - to see it all going up in smoke is pretty heart-wrenching."
‘People were screaming’: Residents flee onto street as fire destroys home
'People were creaming': Neighbours recall late-night drama in Auckland suburb.
Italian nursing home fire kills six residents, injures 80 others
Firefighters say deadly blaze began in the room of two female residents.
House ablaze in Hillsborough
Shocking footage shows a house ablaze in the Auckland suburb of Hillsborough. Video / Supplied
‘Damning’ review: Volunteer firefighter training scrutinised
FENZ defended its training as being “high quality”, despite the findings.