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Family remembers victim of Taranaki house fire
Emergency services were called to the scene in Browne St early on Friday morning.
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Couple forced to 'watch our home burn' overwhelmed by support
'I really didn't realise the extent of damage I would be coming home to.'
Historic boat on fire in Paihia
Firefighters working to extinguish a blaze on a historic ship The Tui by the Waitangi Bridge in Paihia. Video / Derek Gerritsen
'It could have been much worse': Beloved restaurant's staff take stock after fire
Castle 91 will be closed for repairs but the Brookfield location remains open.
Body found beside burned-out car in Muriwai beach
Police are investigating after fire crews made the discovery at Muriwai beach. Video / Dean Purcell
Fire at Tauranga restaurant
Firefighters have been called to the Castle 91 restaurant on Cameron Rd in Greerton this afternoon. Video / Supplied
The silhouette in the window: Fatal house fire mystery solved 50 years on
Firefighters have pondered the fate of Fay Milne for five decades. Then an email landed.
'I'll burn the house down': Man's Molotov cocktail revenge backfires, torches innocent person's home
Joshua Brennan's drunken retaliation caused about $25,000 in damage.
Waikato firewood injuries rack up $2.4m ACC bill
Nationally, 8374 firewood injury claims cost the country $19.9m in 2024.
Police seek information after suspicious Nelson house fire; man charged with arson
A 47-year-old man faces arson and wounding charges after the fire.
Gore police follow 'positive leads' in suspicious Waikaia house fire
Police have appealed to the public for more information.
Police investigating Auckland bus fire, ‘thankfully’ no one injured
The remains of the bus are being scoured for clues after a big blaze.
Watch: Fire engulfs AT bus, driver praised for 'fantastic job' getting passengers off
AT said someone on the bus had 'some accessibility challenges'.
Firefighters working to extinguish hotspots at 'well-involved' house fire
The Torbay fire was reported just after 3pm.
Two injured in Papakura house fire
'On arrival we found two attached units well involved in fire.'
Woman who set her own home alight rescued by heroic neighbour - then jailed
Kristle Manuel was unconscious in her burning Blenheim home when help arrived.
Hundreds of grieving students perform haka for victim of house fire
Navaeh Ngamoki-Porter, 14, was rescued from the burning building, but later died.
Arsonist blames meth and psychedelics after $4m Auckland lodge destroyed in blaze
She predicted to a friend she would burn the place down, then she followed through.
One person injured after Timaru fire
Crews were called to the blaze on Rimu St around 4.30pm.
Man charged with seven counts of arson after Masterton church fires
It comes after a manhunt for 44-year-old Michael Kane McRae.
Three dead, including two firefighters, in blaze at former RAF base
Firefighters Jennie Logan, 30, and Martyn Sadler, 38, died in the fire.
Ukrainian charged with arson at properties linked to Starmer
Man faces three counts of arson with intent to endanger life.
It's a 'rough area': Tenants deny starting fire that damaged rental property
The fire happened hours after the tenants had been asked to remove a pile of rubbish.
'Deeply traumatic': Two years since Loafers Lodge fire tragedy
The building remains unchanged, and its future is still uncertain.
Autumn house fires spark safety warnings ahead of winter
A Flaxmere house fire was caused by residual heat in folded tumbled-dried clothing.
'You ran away:' Anger as teen sentenced for setting fatal fire that claimed woman's life
He was just 12-years-old when he lit a fire at the foot of the woman's bed in 2020.
Occupants escape house fire in Hastings, two taken to hospital
Firefighters are battling a house fire in the Hastings suburb of Flaxmere.
Victim of Waikato house fire was 14-year-old schoolgirl
She was Navaeh Ngamoki-Porter, a Year 10 student at Rototuna Junior High.