Fires
NZ rural firefighters on the ground in Vic to help
Rural firefighters from New Zealand this morning begin helping their Australian counterparts fight the devastating Victorian bushfires. Audio
Victoria state businesses counting cost of latest bushfires
The Christmas Day bushfires which ripped through parts of Australia's Great Ocean Road have destroyed homes and cost business millions of dollars. Audio
The latest on the Victorian bushfires
Authorities in the Australian state of Victoria say 116 homes in the Wye River and Seperation Creek areas have been destroyed in the Christmas Day bushfires.. Audio
Sweltering heat expected in fire-struck Marlborough
The Met Service is signalling a sweltering day is ahead for those in the Marlborough region. Audio
Summer's first season shaping up to be worst in 10 years
This fire season is shaping up to be the worst in 10 years with fire bans expected to be in place much earlier than usual. Audio
Cause of Takapuna office building fire investigated
Fire fighters have been working through the night to check for hot spots after a large fire badly damaged a corner of a multi-storey office building on Auckland's North Shore. Audio
Firefighters battle huge forest blaze in Marlborough
Some residents in Marlborough's Wairau Valley have abandoned their homes as firefighters from across the top of the south battle an out of control blaze. Audio
Large fire is burning out of control in Marlborough
As we've been reporting on the news, a large fire is burning out of control in Marlborough. Audio
Fire risk not over in Marlborough
Firefighters have worked around the clock over the weekend to contain the blaze burning through forest in Marlborough's Waikakaho Valley. Marlborough's principal rural fire officer Richard McNamara… Audio
Locals prepared to flee Marlborough blaze
People living in the lower Waikakaho Valley are packing their bags and preparing to evacuate if the wind turns. Audio
Out-of-control bushfires kill 4 in Western Australia
Out-of-control bushfires on Western Australia's south coast have killed four people. Audio
Otago firefighters on high alert
High winds and warm temperatures forecast today in Otago have firefighters on high alert. Audio
Principal says blaze is heartbreaking
The principal of Hawera Intermediate Craig Simpson was told about the fire at 6 this morning and arrived to find the the school heaving with fire engines and locals already watching from the… Audio
Hawera school out of action for at least another day
Students at Hawera Intermediate won't be back at school until at least Thursday, after a major blaze wiped out several classrooms early this morning. Pat Fitzell is the Taranaki fire service area… Audio
Farmer works all night to save home from flames.
A farmer who spent all night figting the fires that engulfed Saddle Hill above Mosgiel has saved his home from destruction Audio
Fire Service says resources have been stretched in the south
The Fire Service says its resources have been extremely stretched over the past 24 hours with more than a-thousand call outs in the South Island. Audio
Homes in peril from Oxford fire
As many as 15 fire engines along with helicopters were in action late yesterday in a bid to save homes threatened by fire just outside Oxford in North Canterbury. Brian Clark who runs the town's Black… Audio
20 families still out of homes after fires
Twenty families are still out of their homes after yesterday's fire near Mosgiel. Jamie Cowan is a rural fire officer for Otago. Audio
Latest on Canterbury fires
In Canterbury our Christchurch bureau chief Belinda McCammon is with us. Audio
Fires continue to burn but under control in the South Island
Our reporter Darryl Baser is at Saddle Hill. Audio
