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Positive night: Bay party hotspots busy but largely well-behaved
Ambulance callouts fell to 177 between 10pm and 3am, down about 40% on previous years.
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'Complicating the response': Vegetation fire breaks out near Ardmore Airport
Fire and Emergency first received the call about 6pm.
Car collides with fire truck on Victoria Street, Auckland City.
A vehicle and a responding fire truck have collided on Victoria Street, Auckland City. Video / Dean Purcell
‘I don’t know how to deal with it’: Why schools struggle with traumatic events
Principal Murray Burton has never forgotten the words of a police officer that night.
One dead after early morning house fire in New Plymouth
Police have taken over inquiries as investigators examine the scene.
Man whose hillside home was scorched by fire faces wait to see damage inside
'I’m just hoping it hasn’t gone through to the lounge area.'
'Massive boost': Frankton Golf Centre swings back into summer after devastating fire
Eight of the Queenstown site's 10 driving range bays and the putting green reopened today.
NZ Herald Afternoon Headlines | Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Afternoon Headlines | Labour silent on India trade deal and fireworks ban at Coromandel Peninsula | Tuesday, December 23, 2025
Month-long fireworks ban announced in holiday hotspots, starting now
The moratorium covers private fireworks, but approved public New Year displays stay on.
Family lose everything after fire tears through home
The family's church in Karori is collecting donations to help them rebuild their lives.
Firefighters battle basement blaze in downtown Auckland heritage building
The mixed-use Customs St East building houses homes and businesses.
NZ Herald Morning Headlines | Saturday, December 20, 2025
NZ Herald Morning Headlines | Saturday, December 20, 2025. Video / NZ Herald
Large vegetation fires 'fully contained'
Fire and Emergency NZ will continue work over the coming days at Lismore and Waiinu.
Editorial: Forests won’t disappear, so our behaviour around them needs to change
OPINION: We can’t change that we have more pine trees. We can change our behaviour.
Couple whose home burned down step up as neighbour faces same situation
'We know insurance doesn't cover everything, not by a long way.'
From tinsel to emergency: Wairoa firefighters respond to fire moments before Christmas parade
Volunteer crews show their dedication after missing out on festive fun.
Fire rips through Auckland polystyrene factory, sending smoke across sky
Video shows flames bursting from the side of an industrial building.
Waiinu Beach fire grows past 100ha as crews brace for days of work
There are two firefighter crews present, supported by two helicopters and heavy machinery.
Major building fire in Wiri, Auckland.
Firefighters have contained a large blaze at a building facility on Roscommon Rd in Wiri this morning. Video / Supplied / NZ Herald
Waiinu Beach fire: Residents on standby to evacuate as crews battle blaze
Smoke and ash are forcing people to stay inside with windows and vents shut.
Multiple fire crews dispatched to house blaze in South Auckland
Fire and Emergency received multiple calls just before 3pm.
Lismore Forest fire still not contained as crews hold the line
Fire and Emergency is planning operations in the area overnight and on Tuesday.
Large vegetation fire breaks out near Parikino, Whanganui
Multiple crews have been called to a vegetation fire near Parikino in Whanganui. Video / Joni Francine
Hundreds evacuate Costco
Hundreds evacuate Costco after fire alarm is set off. Video / NZ Herald
Blaze destroys tetraplegic's accessible home, medical gear days before Christmas
The adjoining disability homes on Auckland's North Shore housed up to 12 people.
Watch: 'Pretty nasty' - Firefighters battle raging North Shore house blaze
Residents are urged to close windows and the wider public are asked to avoid the area.
Large house fire in Glenfield on Auckland’s North Shore
5 crews are currently battling the blaze. Video / Supplied
Contractor to be appointed to rebuild fire-hit New World Victoria Park
New store to have a contemporary design but keep essence of previous one.
Festive mood hit as suspicious fire torches town's Christmas tree, man arrested
Fire crews were called to the blaze at Caroline Bay at 5.25am.
Truck engulfed in flames on Tāmaki Drive
A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said they were called to Tamaki Drive at around 10.30pm. Videos / #richardthekayaker, supplied