New ZealandFire service loses $50,000 in scamThe New Zealand Fire Service has reportedly lost about $50,000 in an offshore scam thought to involve something being bought from Turkey.12 Nov 07:27 AM
New ZealandFirefighter: Just doing my job, mateHe battled up to 500C heat and 18m flames to save a house and, for his efforts, was transferred to hospital suffering from heat exhaustion.08 Oct 04:00 PM
New ZealandFire victim 'a lovely woman'A "lovely woman" who lived alone with a number of small dogs has died in a house fire in Ponsonby this morning.01 Oct 07:42 PM
New ZealandFire in Southland destroys propertyFirefighters were called to a Papatotara Rd property in Tuatapere about 1am.25 Sep 08:46 PM
New ZealandNarrow escape for Masterton residentOne dog is dead and one is missing, but their owner managed to escape a house fire safely.25 Sep 07:49 PM
New ZealandSerious residential blaze in Northland townFour fire crews are at the scene of a serious house fire in Maungaturoto.20 Sep 03:05 AM
New ZealandPolicemen hailed heroes after rescueTwo policemen who saved a man from a burning flat are being hailed as lifesavers. One of the rescuers required hospital treatment for smoke inhalation.19 Sep 08:53 PM
New ZealandEarly morning house fire in WhanganuiOne person is in hospital suffering from smoke inhalation from a house fire in Whanganui this morning.19 Sep 08:47 PM
New ZealandWaikato blaze damages local schoolA fire at a rural Waikato school is being treated as suspicious, the second arson of a school in the region in a week.05 Sep 08:51 PM
New ZealandSuspicious blaze in Hamilton garageA blaze at a garage in Hamilton this morning has been deemed suspicious.05 Sep 12:15 AM
New ZealandFire at the Metropolis raises alarmFirefighters have been battling a blaze at a multi-million dollar building in central Auckland this morning.29 Aug 09:17 PM
New ZealandSchool blaze deemed 'suspicious'A suspicious fire at Hamilton East School is the second of its kind in a matter of years.29 Aug 09:12 PM
New ZealandBlaze breaks out in Cathedral SquareFire fighters are at the scene of a blaze in Cathedral Square in Christchurch. Six fire trucks were called to the scene at about 12.23pm.23 Aug 01:46 AM
New ZealandTransformer explosion outside Eden ParkOne person was trapped in a lift after a transformer caught fire outside Eden Park today.23 Aug 12:40 AM
New ZealandBlaze breaks out in Chinese takeaway shopFirefighters have been battling a blaze that broke out at a Chinese Takeaway shop in Porirua this morning.22 Aug 09:09 PM
New ZealandMotel guests evacuate blazeGuests at an Auckland motel were evacuated earlier today as a shed fire started spreading to the main building.22 Aug 02:25 AM
New ZealandCar fire in Auckland deemed 'suspicious'A car fire in Auckland is being treated as suspicious.21 Aug 08:30 PM
New ZealandDecades of history lost in pavilion blazeA Christchurch cricket pavilion went up in flames this morning in a suspected suspicious blaze.21 Aug 07:46 PM
New ZealandOne dead in Taranaki house fireA person has been found dead in a house fire in Taranaki.15 Aug 07:57 PM
New ZealandWoodpile blaze still burning three days onA fire is still burning in a woodpile three days after it started. The fire started in a pile of recycled timber at Canterbury's Burwood Resource Recovery Park on Thursday.09 Aug 12:43 AM
New ZealandPair treated for smoke inhalation after fireTwo people were treated for smoke inhalation after a pot on a stove caught fire in New Plymouth today.08 Aug 04:46 AM
New ZealandChristchurch house fire deemed 'suspicious'A house fire in central Christchurch this morning is being treated as suspicious.07 Aug 09:41 PM
New ZealandFour injured in Waikato blazeFour people from Waikato suffered from smoke inhalation after they moved an outdoor fire brazier indoors early this morning.01 Aug 11:14 PM
New ZealandEarly morning house fire in WellingtonFirefighters were called to the scene of a fire in Wellington early this morning.01 Aug 09:40 PM
New ZealandTwo people escape Hastings house fireA smoke alarm is credited for preventing serious injuries or damage in a house fire this morning.28 Jul 07:52 PM
New ZealandLarge scrub fire raises alarmA Canterbury bach was evacuated in the early hours of this morning as an large scrub fire threatened to get out of control.25 Jul 08:26 PM
LifestyleWedding bells for firefighterThe ringing of the fire alarm was followed by a ring of another kind at a Whangarei primary school yesterday, as a firefighter proposed to his teacher sweetheart.21 Jul 05:00 PM
New ZealandEarly morning fire ravages Auckland homeA South Auckland house has been ravaged by an early morning fire today.Fire fighters were called to the single-storey house in Boundary Rd, Opaheke, Papakura shortly after 1am.17 Jul 08:31 PM
New ZealandHeroes drag injured from burning carMotorists braved flames to free a driver and three passengers from a burning vehicle involved in a fatal crash near Palmerston North.12 Jul 02:35 AM
New ZealandNZ to help contain Canadian blazeFirefighters from rural New Zealand are flying to Canada to help battle blazes raging in almost 800,000 hectares of forest.12 Jul 02:14 AM
New ZealandCar rolls near Lake TaupoA car with four occupants has rolled on the western side of Lake Taupo.12 Jul 01:10 AM
New ZealandPoisonous gas leak raises alarmFirefighters have been working to contain a poisonous gas leak at a meatworks near Ngaruawahia this morning - the second at the company in less than a fortnight.12 Jul 12:10 AM
New ZealandBlaze rips through home in MangereFour crews from the Fire Service attended the incident on Favona Ave at 11.45pm, spokesman Steve Smith said.27 Jun 08:22 PM
