An Auckland RSA is facing an uncertain future after it was engulfed in flames in the early hours of the morning.

Two large blazes broke out in Auckland in the early hours of the morning.

A fire has broken out in a building at an army SAS compound in Auckland today.

A large blaze ripped through an Auckland factory this morning, causing extensive damage to the building’s interior.

Firefighters are at the scene of a house fire after a blaze broke out this morning.

A house in West Auckland has been destroyed by fire this afternoon.

A fault in an electronic communications system used by emergency services is putting the lives of frontline workers at immediate risk, a union warns.

The Fire Service has been ordered to pay $3500 in costs to a senior staff member who received an unjustified formal warning for bullying.

Police could only stand back and watch as fire destroyed a 10m yacht south of Auckland yesterday.

The firefighting pilot who escaped a helicopter crash unscathed says he's happy nobody was hurt and doesn't think mechanical failure or pilot error caused the crash.

Firefighters warn it could take days, even weeks, to totally extinguish a massive Marlborough fire that broke out yesterday.

As large-scale scrub fires continue to burn across tinder-dry farmland, the Fire Service says the country has seen a 50 per cent jump in the number of rural fires this year.

A fire that started in Marlborough overnight continued to rage today. Homes have been threatened from the fire blazing through 150ha of scrub near Onamalutu.

Hundreds of firefighters are battling large scrub blazes as dry weather has created tinderbox conditions across the country, the Fire Service says. Blazes in Canterbury, Marlborough and Manawatu are keeping about 330 firefighters busy.

Hundreds of firefighters are battling large scrub blazes as dry weather has created tinderbox conditions across the country, the Fire Service says.

A 47-year-old helicopter pilot made a lucky escape after his machine crashed while battling a blaze which was raging out of control in Marlborough today.

A fuel tanker carrying 13,000 litres of diesel has rolled, trapping a driver this morning and causing fuel to leak.

A gas leak in Ponsonby led to the evacuation of many businesses in the area last night.

Firefighters remained at the scene of fierce bush fire in West Auckland overnight to ensure there were no further outbreaks.

Fire crews around the South Island were kept busy with three large and a number of small fires overnight.

The firefighter who rescued a kitten trapped in the dashboard of a Tauranga car has been described as the "finest cat whisperer".

Fire crews are fighting a "well involved" house fire in Stanmore Bay on the Whangaparaoa Peninsula, north of Auckland.

A television ad for V Energy Drink showing a man on fire has been pulled after complaints from members of the public and the Fire Service.

Three heroes have been honoured for their bravery after they jumped into a freezing stream to rescue the passengers of a submerged car near Waimate.

The 18-month-old toddler injured when his Mount Wellington home went up in flames on Saturday remains in a critical condition in Middlemore Hospital.

Fire Service bosses are seeking law changes making it compulsory for rental properties to have smoke alarms installed and maintained.

The head of fire investigations in the country says the recent spike in fatal house fires has "no rhyme or reason".

Stocky 45-year-old man was charged with male assaults female and assaulting with intent to injure.