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Tasman fire live: Second fire breaks out

More than 100 homes have been evacuated.

Civil emergency declared: What you need to know about Nelson fire

This morning a civil defence emergency was declared in the Tasman Region

'Out of their control': Desperate residents flee through the night as fire rages

Tasman people have had to flee their homes to seek refuge in a evacuation centre.

Seven die in Paris apartment blaze

200 firefighters battled blaze in building in one of the most high-end districts of Paris.

Tasman blaze: Billowing smoke blocks out the sun, casts eerie glow

Residents have been told to flee their houses, as 120ha scrub fire blazes.

SH1 closed as South Island firefighters battle two large fires

Multiple crews are tackling the two different blazes.

Car fire on Auckland motorway temporarily blocks lanes

NZTA is asking motorists to drive past with care.

Wellington Hospital fire under control after patients evacuated

Fire teams inspecting the site now for signs of what started the fire.

Fire crews battle grass fire west of Hamilton

Emergency services are battling a scrub fire in Hamilton this afternoon.

Building fire in Penrose, Auckland

Fire and Emergency New Zealand was called to the fire at 10.33am.

Shed fire in Trentham, Upper Hutt

Emergency services were called to the blaze at 6.50pm.

Firecrews in Hamilton tackle large blaze

The man was alerted to the large fire after he heard crackling noises.

Watch: Northland locals' lucky escape after vehicle catches fire

A vehicle overheated and caught fire, and then about a hectare of scrub also caught fire.

Fireworks spark 'almost' ecological disaster

Fire couldn't have been stopped if it had jumped small gap to main island, fire bosses say

Fire-gutted school may reopen on university campus

Fire-gutted school may reopen on the next-door University of Auckland campus.

Fire-gutted intermediate school mulls its future

Almost 700 students in limbo as fire-gutted Auckland school faces unclear future.