New ZealandChristchurch to mark 75 years since Ballantynes shop fire, where 41 diedThere will be a public memorial service in the city's Transitional Cathedral on Friday.15 Nov 11:30 PM
VideoFire at Shani's Family Eatery and Bar in NapierThe moment Shani's Family Eatery and Bar in Napier was set on fire has been captured in an astonishing video. Video / SuppliedWatch13 Nov 02:49 AM
New ZealandNine fire trucks fighting blaze at car wreckers yardEmergency services were called to Taumarunui Auto Parts in Manunui early this morning.12 Nov 06:04 PM
WorldKiller sex worker's chilling fire textA court has been told the horrifying messages a jilted escort sent to her client.11 Nov 04:31 AM
New ZealandOne dead in housetruck fire on the West CoastPolice are investigating the cause of the overnight fire in the Buller district.10 Nov 06:45 PM
New Zealand'We all lost everything': Family's home 'burnt to the ground'"I just got a text message and it just said, 'hun, your house is on fire!!"10 Nov 04:42 PM
New ZealandFire blazes atop Te Mata PeakChris Morris watched a fire broke out on Te Mata Peak on Friday night. Video / SuppliedWatch04 Nov 06:49 PM
PremiumPremiumEditorialEditorial: Final call for firework salesOPINION: Our editorial on an end to the annual Guy Fawkes carnage.04 Nov 04:00 PM
New ZealandTake extra precautions with fireworks tonightFirst time in two years that whānau can gather without restrictions for Guy Fawkes.04 Nov 02:00 AM
New Zealand'The risk of wildfire is real': Firefighters urge fireworks cautionMinor incidents are already stacking up, and firefighters don't want a bigger one.04 Nov 01:51 AM
New ZealandBeach blaze: Mop-up after fireworks started massive beach blaze to take daysFire that threatened beach community reignites calls to ban fireworks.03 Nov 09:41 PM
New ZealandCause of massive fire revealed, NZ paying top dollar for meth & Pakistan PM assassination attempt | Focus Morning Bulletin: 4 November, 2022 What started the Canterbury blaze, concern over New Zealand’s meth market and former Pakistan PM caught in an assassination attempt in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ HeraldWatch03 Nov 04:35 PM
New ZealandCanterbury beach blazeThe evacuated residents of the Woodend Beach Holiday Park will be allowed to return home as aerial reconnaissance of the vast Canterbury beach blaze shows fire investigators focusing attention on its origins at a car park area. Video / TVNZ / George HeardWatch03 Nov 02:38 AM
New ZealandCanterbury beach blaze: 130 evacuees allowed to return homePolice have confirmed fireworks started the large beach fire.03 Nov 01:57 AM
New ZealandPolice following ‘good lines of inquiry’ into cause of fireAll have been 'successfully evacuated, all safely' with no reports of property damage02 Nov 10:13 PM
New ZealandMassive blaze rips through Canterbury, student death mystery & Buy Now, Pay Later scrutinised | Focus Morning Bulletin: 3 November, 2022Massive blaze rips across Canterbury beach, investigations continue into student’s unexplained death and the Government tackles buy now pay later schemes in the latest New Zealand Herald headlines. Video / NZ HeraldWatch02 Nov 06:56 PM
New ZealandFresh crews called in to fight massive blaze on Canterbury’s Pegasus BeachMore than 130 people have been evacuated.02 Nov 05:49 PM
BusinessFire wreckage: SkyCity-Macquarie $220m car park deal collapsesSkyCity's car park deal with Macquarie falls through in repercussions from 2019 fire.26 Oct 09:27 PM
New ZealandWatch: Fire in Wellington high-rise buildingEmergency services respond to a fire in a high-rise building in central Wellington. Video / NZ Herald Watch25 Oct 10:44 PM
New ZealandFire at Auckland City MissionFire at Auckland City Mission. Video / Dean PurcellWatch21 Oct 11:22 PM
New ZealandFire at new $110m Auckland City Mission shuts major CBD streetLane closures on the arterial route of Hobson St in Auckland's CBD are causing delays.21 Oct 10:51 PM
New ZealandBattery fire risk: 'Lot of energy in small package'Warning issued over battery disposal after waste truck catches fire in Lower Hutt.21 Oct 02:10 AM
New ZealandFirefighters battle large blaze at Whatipu Beach after two fishermen rescuedEmergency services responded to missing fishermen callout, then spotted the fire in Huia.19 Oct 08:20 PM
New ZealandWatch: Large fire at WhatipuLarge fire at Whatipu early this morning. Video / Huia Volunteer Fire Brigade Watch19 Oct 07:47 PM
PremiumPremiumNew ZealandFire Service calls in police to investigate volunteer brigade's 'wood fund'Disputed "wood fund" was from Titirangi volunteers' wood-chopping fundraising drives.14 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandVehicle on fire on Auckland's Southwestern Motorway, lanes blockedWaka Kotahi NZTA is asking motorists to use alternative routes.11 Oct 02:06 AM
New Zealand'Armageddon': Neighbour's horror at multi-building blaze - arson suspectedHouses and barns are affected at two locations on the same road.10 Oct 07:05 PM
New ZealandFocus Morning Bulletin: 11 October, 2022 Explosions rock central Kyiv, co-governance referendum on the cards? And good news in time for your summer getaway in the latest NZ Herald headlines. Video / NZ HeraldWatch10 Oct 04:28 PM
Kahu'We lost everything': Whānau of 9 sleeping in tents after fire destroys homeLack of emergency housing compounds problems after homestead destroyed in fire.10 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandFire in abandoned Papatoetoe building 'suspicious'An investigation is under way.09 Oct 12:46 AM
New ZealandBattle against vegetation blaze continues as wind gusts threatenFirefighters trying to contain vegetation fire above Glenorchy road near Queenstown.08 Oct 11:17 PM
World'Dark day for Donegal': At least 10 dead in blast at gas station in IrelandEight people in hospital and several unaccounted for after the incident in Creeslough.08 Oct 06:19 PM
New ZealandHybrid electric car smouldering in a blazeA hybrid electric car smouldering in a blaze. Video / Stewart HarrisWatch07 Oct 02:22 AM
New ZealandWhānau home of 9 destroyed by fire in Muriwai, GisborneWhānau home of 9 destroyed by fire in Muriwai, Gisborne. Video / SuppliedWatch06 Oct 09:45 PM
