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Christchurch, Mairehau house fire: Firefighters battle two-storey house blaze
Christchurch, Mairehau house fire: Firefighters battle two-storey house blaze 10 patients were assessed and treated by our crews in total. Video | George Heard

Watch: Fire rips through Mt Roskill house
Neighbours heard explosions as a fire ripped through a Mt Roskill house. Video / supplied

Police Investigate Fire at South Auckland Funeral Directors
Fire and Emergency crews from South Auckland stations have attended an unexplained fire at a Funeral home in Mangere overnight. Video / NZ Herald

Watch: Footage reveals the destruction caused by fire at the Abilities Group recycling plant
North Shore residents have had their first glimpse of the devastation caused by the recent fire at the Abilities Group recycling plant on Hill Rd. Video / NZ Herald

Firefighters in broken-down truck trapped in smoke cloud
Two firefighters had to be rescued last night after their aerial unit broke down, stranding them above the flames in a cloud of heavy smoke.

Firefighters are tackling a large fire in Wairau Valley.
Firefighters are responding to a significant fire at a commercial warehouse in Wairau Valley. Video / Dean Purcell / Inflite / Caleb Timms / Supplied

West Auckland family left homeless, uninsured after devastating house fire
A West Auckland family is reeling after a fire tore through their Henderson home on Sunday night, leaving them homeless - and uninsured. Video / Supplied

Dramatic video of Waitotara Hotel fire
The fire took hold last night in the South Taranaki township, destroying the hotel. Video / Supplied

Firefighters extinguish blaze at Epsom house fire
Fire crews have extinguished a blaze at a home on Ellerton Road in Mt Eden. Video / NZ Herald

Christchurch, Bromley industrial fire
A large industrial fire has broken out in Christchurch's Bromley.

Large blaze overnight contained to commercial office block, East Auckland.
Forty-five firefighters were called to an office block on fire on Ra Ora Drive, East Tamaki. Video / NZ Herald

Kaiapoi house fire
A house fire in Kaiapoi, north of Christchurch, spread into a neighbouring property. March 12, 2025. Video / Supplied

Black smoke from industrial fire spews across Auckland
Black smoke was seen belching across the Auckland sky from a fire in an industrial area. Video / Dean Purcell

'He's out there - might do it again': Raging flames as arsonist hit Greenlane
A firebug torched a car, tried setting fire to more, on a shared driveway on Kawau Rd about 1.30 last Monday morning. Police are trying to identify and find the culprit.

Hot property: The last New Zealand Firefighters Calendar
An iconic fundraiser is ending. Tony "Scottie" Scott reflects on 35 years of selling beefcake, brawn and bravery. Video / Michael Craig

Suspicious fire at an illegal cannabis cultivation site in Te Atatu South
Police are investigating a suspicious house fire that has evidence suggesting the cultivation of cannabis is taking place. Video / NZ Herald

One person dead after motorcycle incident in South Auckland park
Emergency services at Mountfort Park in the South Auckland suburb of Weymouth after one person died in a motorcycle incident on February 18, 2025. Video / NZ Herald

Building fire in Wellington City
Emergency services attended a building fire in Wellington City. Video / NZ Herald

Lewis Pass reopens, but Hurunui fire still burning
Several houses on SH7 were evacuated as fire crews battled the blaze.

Large fire at East Auckland property
Around 1:45 pm Saturday fire started from inside a cabin situated on the property of a Cockle Bay property East Auckland. Video / Dougal Laing

Firefighters battle blaze at the Onehunga waste facility
Dozens of firefighters were called to the Pikes Point transfer station following a fire in a waste storage facility.