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Firefighters battle house fire in Napier

Fire crews are battling a fire at a vacant house in Napier tonight.

Auckland house fire deemed 'suspicious'

A house fire in Glen Innes this morning is being treated as suspicious.

Wellington building evacuated after kitchen fire

A central Wellington building was evacuated this afternoon after a first floor kitchen caught fire.

Dunedin building goes up in flames

Firefighters are still battling a fierce blaze at a panelbeaters in Dunedin tonight, but have managed to bring the fire under control.

Feilding fire causes substantial damage

A fire in Feilding has left a residential property with major damage this morning.

Blaze guts home near Christchurch

Firefighters remain at the scene of a fire that has left a house "severely damaged" near Christchurch this morning.

Crane required to move rolling truck

A crane is being brought in to move a truck after it rolled on its side earlier this morning near Wellington.

Fire Service pushes Govt on lighters

The Fire Service wants new regulations on child-safe lighters to be fast-tracked by the Government after another house was badly damaged by a child playing with a lighter.

Ashes blown from bucket started blaze

The blaze that gutted two Queenstown homes was yet another caused by the poor disposal of hot ashes, a fire safety officer says.

House fire guts West Auckland home

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

System fault puts lives at risk

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

Fire Service ordered to pay $3500 over bullying dismissal

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

Crews converge as flames engulf yacht

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

Good forecast unwelcome news to some

While a prediction of sunny weather for the rest of the month will be good news to sunseekers, it's unlikely to be welcomed by those suffering from dry conditions.

Wind knocks down power lines, cuts power to 1300 homes

Wind has blown down power lines in central Auckland, cutting power to 1300 homes in Newmarket.

Pilot: 'My pride's hurt'

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.

Rain - but not enough for massive fire

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

Big jump in rural fire figures

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.