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Fire crews unable to rescue horse trapped in gully
The horse has been trapped all day, the fire service said.

Port Hills fire: Did chairlift help spread blaze?
Residents whose homes were destroyed in the Port Hills fires are considering legal action.

'We literally had a river running through the mall'
Cluster of Auckland businesses counting the costs of last night's thunderstorm.

Fisherman knocked out by low-flying plane
Plane making an emergency landing hit a fisherman standing on the Whakatane beach.

Gas blast: 'Lucky' pair stable in hospital
Unconsented gas work may have caused the explosion.

Principal's 'adorable' 7yo daughter dies at school
A principal's daughter died from a medical event on the school grounds.

Fire fighters bring boss back from the dead
Auckland's top fire fighter Kerry Gregory was saved by his own crew after a heart attack.

Flammable cladding 'not prevalent' in NZ
Councils and apartment industry to look into prevalence of flammable cladding.

Explosion: 'I think they were sniffing petrol'
A horrific explosion burning two teens was caused by a cigarette and petrol fumes.

Toilet block set on fire at Avondale College
A fire in the toilet block at Avondale College is being treated as arson.

Engine failure cause of weekend plane crash
A plane had engine problems before it crashed on a South Auckland road.

Car fire threatens sports club building
A car engulfed in flames is threatening a building at a New Lynn sports club.

Man facing Piha arson charges named
The 19-year-old Piha resident was arrested after spate of fires at the seaside community.

Car crash blocking Silverdale offramp
A pole and a car are blocking the motorway offramp in Silverdale.

Two car crash in Onehunga
A person has had to be cut out of a car in Onehunga following a two-car crash

Civil Defence review details announced
The review will take a "fresh look" at Civil Defence legislation.

Four trucks burn in Takanini: suspicious
Four trucks are on fire in a South Auckland compound.

Teen impaled on fence at MIT
A teen was impaled while attempting to climb a fence in Otara this afternoon.

Woman freed after getting trapped between rocks
A woman who became trapped between two rocks at a Northland beach has been freed.

Skyscraper blaze: 'We dodged a bullet'
Fire service warns blaze in Auckland high rise could have been much worse.

Emergency service reform critics missing point
COMMENT: Change needs to be evolutionary to give time to new initiatives to bed in.

Mystery explosions were police exercise
Police confirm they were responsible for explosions heard around South Auckland tonight.

Firefighter finishes mammoth journey
A big feed awaited Maaka McKinney after the Sky Tower Stair Challenge.

Mac Mckenna: Fire service being made worse
COMMENT: The Govt fire service reforms will entrench present problems and create new ones.

Suspicious fire at Ngaruawahia school
A fire at a Ngaruawahia School is being treated as suspicious.

Fire levy hike of 40 per cent from July
Homeowners who also insure a car will pay almost $40 more a year.

Residents clawed in mud for missing man
'We had an unlocked unit with washing half-done and TV on ... we thought he was buried'.