Multiple crews and a helicopter are responding to a large scrub fire in Darfield, Canterbury this morning, which has already ...

News snippets from the Far North.

It has been made clear that "a lot" of upgrades are needed with the country's fire trucks, the deputy prime minister says. It ...

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is responding to a large vegetation fire near Darfield, Canterbury. Thirteen trucks and one helicopter are responding to the fire, which started around 10am this morning ...

"The siren stopped working on the way to a call. Then a spotlight in the cab caught on fire," says Steve Devine as the ACT leader talks down problems.

Fire and Emergency says the asbestos, which was revealed by dust sampling, has come as a disappointing surprise.

Fire crews are at the scene of a large blaze at a former tavern in Palmerston North. In a statement, a Fire and Emergency spokesperson said emergency services were responding the fire at the old ...

Katikati Volunteer Fire Brigade has purchased a new set of battery-powered tools following a $5000 donation made by charitable company Trinity Lands. Senior firefighter Jim Pooley ...

Strong winds of up to 155km/h (96mph) in New Zealand have left around 90,000 homes without power and forced authorities to ...