Fire

Drones with thermal imaging equipment will survey the Black Jack fireground on the Coromandel Peninsula to identify where pockets of fire are still burning.

The death toll from massive wildfires ravaging Los Angeles has risen to 24, with officials warning of incoming dangerous winds that could whip the blazes up further.

A helicopter has been sent to an emergency at Hahei Beach, while not far to the north, firefighters are trying to combat a scrub fire that has sent smoke over Coromandel beaches and forced the closure…

Fire investigators have established exactly where a serious wildfire started near Whangārei - now they are working on how it got started.

Seven young people have been arrested after a night of disorder in Raglan, police say.

With many parts of New Zealand warm and very dry, fires can take hold and spread quickly, fire fighters say.

A fire at a funeral home in Greymouth has been put out.

Firefighters in West Auckland have been battling a blaze in a Glen Eden home.

Firefighters have put out a house fire in Christchurch, which sent smoke billowing across the city.

A fire at a Kāinga Ora apartment block in Auckland, which left dozens of flats without power and water, is now being treated as suspicious.

A fire in a central Wellington apartment block has left authorities scrambling to find accommodation for the occupants of ten Kāinga Ora flats.

A person has been found dead after a house fire north of Waipara in Canterbury.

Homes have been evacuated in North Canterbury as firefighters battle a vegetation fire that broke out in Waikari Valley.

Explainer - Warnings about an intense wildfire season seem to be coming to fruition. RNZ asks the experts what's going on.

A large fire threatening homes in north Canterbury has been contained, though some homes remain under threat, and evacuation centres are operating for those affected.

The mayor of Waimakariri says it is extremely lucky no one lost their life in the North Canterbury scrub fires.

There is "extreme concern" about the risk of fires on the east coast of the South Island this weekend, Fire and Emergency says.

Conservationists are tactically planting fire resistant species on Christchurch's Port Hills, in the hopes it could mean fewer or less damaging fires in the future.

The fire danger has gone up steeply in Otago, prompting tighter fire season restrictions.

Two weeks ago, a fire ripped through a church complex at Māngere Bridge. Dave Letele from the charity Buttabean Motivation has been supporting the affected families, who are still living in temporary…