A new, luxury three-story townhouse under construction has been destroyed in a fire overnight on Northboro Rd in Belmont. Video / NZ Herald

Police are treating a car fire in Dannevirke as suspicious. Video / Supplied

Although the KSM honour is positive, Lake said he accepted it with great reluctance.

'I love the community - my family has lived here for five generations.'

He is the first member of the Bulls Volunteer Fire Brigade to serve for 50 years.

'Everyone I’ve worked with deserves this award but I feel very humbled.'

Firefighters from all around the country take on Auckland's Sky Tower this weekend.

The anniversary of the fatal Loafers Lodge fire has been marked with a dawn service. Video / NZHerald

Junior doctors walk off the job, suspended Green MP Darleen Tana’s unpleasant milestone and Loafers Lodge dawn service in the latest NZ Herald headlines.

An adrenaline-filled dash to get her furry friends was the only thing on her mind.

Fire and emergency are attending the fire on Church St.

The motorway was closed while petrol and cooking oil were cleaned up.

The derelict Dunedin property was gutted by fire on October 27 last year.

With most of summer over, NZ is only beginning to get its most dangerous fire conditions.

The wind and the dry grass meant the fire moved rapidly up the steep hill.

Staffing issues could compromise the Government's response to even small-scale events.

Crews from three fire stations fought the blaze.

An investigation into a suspicious house fire in Aramoana, near Dunedin, is taking place.

After a station fire in 2019, firefighters became more aware of the risk they posed.

Fire crews were called shortly before midday.

'FENZ’s risk management systems did not identify landslides as a hazard.'

Firefighters rescued the man in West Coast incident; he is critically ill in hospital.

Video shows flames taking hold in toilet paper aisle as staff try to extinguish the fire.

Hundreds gathered in Wellington's Cathedral of St Paul to remember the victims.

Faamatala Sili jumped out of his window and fell two storeys to escape the fire.

Neighbours warned of asbestos threat.

A nearby business demands authorities investigate yard's operations after several fires.

At least six bodies have been found, and there are fewer than 20 people unaccounted for.