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· January 13, 2026
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Bans and restrictions on outdoor fires will come into force across most of Marlborough, Nelson and Tasman tomorrow morning. Fire and Emergency New Zealand is...
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· January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The fire on Waitara Rd had burned through 22 hectares of bush. FIRE AND EMERGENCY NZ / SUPPLIED A fire has burned through 22 hectares of...
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· January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Residents evacuated by a fire in a pine plantation in Blairlogie near Masterton last night are being allowed to return...
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· January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A fire in Hawke’s Bay, January 2026. Hawke’s Bay – Fire and Emergency Campers and hikers have been asked to evacuate the Boundary Stream Camp and...
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· January 12, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Hundreds of sailors made the most of blazing sunshine and 10-15 knot winds in the Bay of Islands at the 50th annual Tall Ships race. RNZ...
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· January 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The fire was contained and the building was not badly damaged. RNZ/Marika Khabazi About 60 people have been evacuated, after a fire broke out at a...
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· January 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand On Friday, FENZ suspended all fire permits for Canterbury, warning of extreme fire danger Sunday. RNZ / Nate McKinnon A dozen fire crews and several helicopters...
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· January 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand There have been at least eight fatal house fires since July last year. VIKTOR CAP / 123RF There are fears New Zealanders are becoming more complacent...
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· January 11, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Hastings is forecast to hit 37C on Sunday, and neighbouring Napier an almost equally sweltering 36C, as a wave of...
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· January 10, 2026
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand The weather is already heating up as a heat wave passes through Aotearoa New Zealand. Deputy Chief Executive Prevention, Nick Pyatt says updated weather forecasts...
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· January 10, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Several watches and warnings are in place. MetService screenshot Parts of the South Island are set to swelter on Saturday, but some regions are also bracing...
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· January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Summer in Eastbourne, Wellington. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Temperatures are forecast to top 30 degrees in many places, and heat alerts have been issued for Hastings,...
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· January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Temperatures are forecast to top 30 degrees in many places, and heat alerts have been issued for Hastings, Napier, Whakatāne, Motueka, Blenheim and Kaikōura. Fire and...
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· January 9, 2026
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 22 incidents between 12pm and 1pm today, Friday 9 January, the eighth time the New Zealand Professional...
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· January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Two firefighters battling a house fire in Waikanae needed medical treatment, with one suffering a burn and the other overcome by heat...
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· January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand A building in Pakuranga has been completely destroyed by fire and a person seriously hurt, with flames leaping from the roof, a local business owner says....
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· January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Screenshot A building in East Auckland’s Pakuranga is engulfed in flames with billowing thick black smoke. A witness told RNZ the fire started at the Pita...
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· January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Temperatures are forecast to top 30 degrees in many places, and heat alerts have been issued for Hastings, Napier, Whakatāne, Motueka, Blenheim and Kaikōura. Fire and...
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· January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Marika Khabazi Firefighters will return this morning to the scene of a scrub fire that scorched a hill overnight. Crews were sent to Upper Hutt’s Wallaceville...
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· January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Mark Papalii Temperatures are forecast to top 30 degrees in many places, and heat alerts have been issued for Hastings, Napier, Whakatāne, Motueka, Blenheim...
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· January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Marika Khabazi Firefighters will return this morning to the scene of a scrub fire that scorched a hill in Wellington overnight. Crews were sent to Upper...
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· January 9, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Temperatures are forecast to top 30 degrees in many places around the country. RNZ / Richard Tindiller Hastings is in for a scorcher on Friday with...
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· January 8, 2026
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand The strike date in the original media release was incorrect. Please use the version below. After a wet holiday period for many of us, summer...
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· January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Some parts of the country could reach 37C. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Experts are warning of extreme heat and fire risk as temperatures are forecast to...
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· January 8, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Wairarapa Police have seized more than $4 million of the stupefying drug Fantasy following a tip off from the public. On Monday night, Police located and...
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· January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand MetService says the temperatures won’t drop much at night. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Metservice has issued heat alerts for hotspots across the country as temperatures are...
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· January 8, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Richard Tindiller Fire and Emergency is warning Cantabrians of extreme fire danger this Sunday as parts of the country are set to swelter under...