House fire treated as suspicious
House fire treated as suspicious
An early morning fire in an isolated Coromandel peninsula community is being treated as suspicious.
Fires
Moeraki holiday home destroyed in fire
Moeraki holiday home destroyed in fire
A Moeraki home was gutted by fire on Thursday night, despite efforts by three fire brigades with about 20 firefighters to save it.
Heroic neighbours douse flames
Heroic neighbours douse flames
Two young Queenstown locals put out their neighbours' house fire yesterday morning before the fire service arrived at the scene.
Public reassured over fires
Public reassured over fires
Police say the public should not be concerned after the sixth arson attack on a Caversham, Dunedin, house yesterday morning.
Student area hit by spate of couch fires
Student area hit by spate of couch fires
An otherwise incident-free year in the student area was blighted by a spate of couch fires on Saturday night.
House hit by fourth fire
House hit by fourth fire
Police believe it is possible someone is targeting the owner of a weatherboard villa in College St, Caversham, which has been hit by suspicious fires for the fourth time in about two months.
Suspicious small fires
Suspicious small fires
Police are investigating at least three suspicious small fires in Dunedin on Saturday.
Fire at Gorge Rd business
Fire at Gorge Rd business
Two Queenstown Volunteer Fire Brigade crews used an extractor to clear smoke from a smouldering fire at the Internet/Laundry, on Gorge Rd, reported just after 9am yesterday.
Police investigate string of suspicious fires
Police investigate string of suspicious fires
Wellington fire fighters have dealt with at least a dozen suspicious fires since Saturday afternoon leading to multiple police investigations.
Praise as boys make the right call
Praise as boys make the right call
As flames burst from an elderly couple's Fairfield house yesterday, there was a moment of indecision for two boys on their way to school - should they call "the fire guys" or not?
Hero neighbours save child from fire
Hero neighbours save child from fire
Police have lauded the "valiant actions" of neighbours who smashed a window to save a child trapped in a Paraparaumu house fire, which claimed one life.
Fire empties Queenstown bar
Fire empties Queenstown bar
Monty's Bar and Restaurant and neighbouring premises were evacuated when a chimney fire apparently began yesterday about 5pm.
Fridge likely cause of hut fire
Fridge likely cause of hut fire
A fire that destroyed the Siberia Hut in the isolated northeastern ranges of Mt Aspiring National Park last week may have been started from an lpg-fired fridge unit.
Volunteers firefighters battle hay blaze
Volunteers firefighters battle hay blaze
Volunteer firefighters from Palmerston fought a fire in hay on a farm on Andersons Rd, above Andersons Inlet, on the coast east of Palmerston, yesterday.
Quick work stops fire spreading
Quick work stops fire spreading
Quick work by an alert householder - and then firefighters - probably prevented a major blaze in the Closeburn area near Queenstown on Sunday night.
'Malicious' fire still smouldering yesterday
'Malicious' fire still smouldering yesterday
A "malacious" fire in the greenwaste pit by the Ranfurly rubbish dump, fanned by high winds, continued to be a problem for the Ranfurly Volunteer Fire Brigade yesterday.
Toddler playing with lighter may have caused house fire
Toddler playing with lighter may have caused house fire
The Fire Service is investigating whether a small boy playing with a lighter started a house fire which nearly claimed the lives of his mother and twin siblings in south Auckland yesterday.
Fire still not officially out
Fire still not officially out
The Waimate fire which blazed across 178ha just before Christmas has still not been declared officially out, a formal process which South Canterbury principal rural fire officer Rob Hands is cautious about rushing into.
New year, new couch fires
New year, new couch fires
It may be the new year, but it's the same old problem of more couch fires in North Dunedin.
Hunter Hills fire under control
Hunter Hills fire under control
The Waimate fire which burnt 178ha has been contained, but could be months away from being officially declared out, unless there is a lot of rain despite long-term predictions of a dry, windy summer.