The charity says it is now operating out of four sites across Auckland following a devastating fire in April.
New Zealand
Sun, Jun 29
A Fire and Emergency spokesperson said crews were called to the shed containing hay bales on Winslow Westerfield Rd shortly before midnight.
Thu, May 15
Fire services were alerted to a burn-off which became out of control around 12.20pm.
Sat, Mar 15
It’s hoped the research will shed light on how wildfires spread under various conditions.
Thu, Mar 13
The fire started in Awarua, south of Kaikohe, at about 12.30pm on Friday and spread over 10 hectares of scrub, destroying one building.
Sat, Mar 8
Police said five of the seven suspicious fires being investigated across Port Waikato and Tuakau occurred in February.
Crime and Justice
Wed, Mar 5
The fire has burned about 2100ha of forest in Ofunato since it started last week.
World
Tue, Mar 4
Fire and Emergency NZ also confirmed that New Zealand's largest known living kauri tree, Tāne Mahuta, was safe.
Sun, Mar 2
At the height of the blaze at Ngunguru more than forty firefighters were at the scene.
Tue, Feb 25
Fire and Emergency NZ said it was called to the scene on Maunsell Rd at around 1.40pm.
Mon, Feb 17
Nearby properties were evacuated as a precaution but residents have since returned, Fire and Emergency NZ assistant commander Dave Key said.
Sun, Feb 16
FENZ received multiple calls just after 2.30pm for the fire that has taken blaze on SH7 in the Island Hills.
Sat, Feb 15
The blaze on Tiwai Peninsula exploded to 1200 hectares in size in hot, windy conditions, but has not grown further overnight.
Fri, Jan 31
Three vegetation fires are burning in the Waikato, Auckland and Manawatū-Whanganui regions this evening.
Wed, Jan 15
In an update this morning, FENZ said two crews had returned to monitor the scene and dampen hotspots.
Multiple crews and helicopters continued to battle a vegetation fire on the Coromandel Peninsula this morning after it was brought under control yesterday.
Mon, Jan 13
Firefighters and their equipment were ferried to the scene by the Nelson Harbourmaster.
Twenty-four people confirmed to have died and more than 12,300 structures destroyed — including the homes of two New Zealanders according to the Consul-General — in wildfires that remain neither controlled nor contained.
Firefighters were called to the scene on Black Jack Rd, Kuaotunu shortly before 4pm yesterday.
Sun, Jan 12
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Sat, Jan 11
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Environment
"We’re aiming to complete a firebreak around the outside of the fireground by the end of today," FENZ said.
Fri, Jan 10
Football Fern Ali Riley said her "entire neighbourhood is gone".
Thu, Jan 9
Fire and Emergency said a fire was believed to have started on Whangārei Heads Rd between Onerahi and Tamaterau at around 12.30pm.
The more than 380km-perimeter blaze has scorched over 75,000ha and is expected to burn into the new year due to dry conditions and difficult, mountainous terrain.
December 28, 2024
