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Gorse fire flares again up in North Canterbury
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon About 45 firefighters and two helicopters are battling a gorse fire near the Waimakariri River in North Canterbury. Crews were called to...
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One person injured after Waikawa housefire, north of Picton
Source: Radio New Zealand FENZ also attended a fire in a paddock and along a hedge-line in Broomfield, near Amberley. RNZ / Rob Dixon One person has been injured in...
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Christchurch childcare company where children burned admits it failed on safety
Source: Radio New Zealand Emergency services were called to Kindercare in Woolston on Friday afternoon. RNZ / Nathan Mckinnon The childcare company where seven people suffered chemical burns admits it...
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Christchurch house, shed fire across two properties now under control
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters have brought a fire at a Christchurch house and neighbouring shed under control. RNZ / Nate McKinnon Firefighters are mopping up, after a shed fire...
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Person hospitalised after Queenstown house fire
Source: Radio New Zealand About 20 firefighters are tackling a house fire in central Queenstown on Saturday morning. The fire on Hallenstein Street was reported shortly after 7am. Fire and...
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Fire and Emergency received calls to 26 incidents during today’s strike
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 26 incidents between 12pm – 1pm today, Friday 5 November, the time of the strike action by...
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Emergency services respond to incident at Christchurch daycare
Source: Radio New Zealand One person has been taken to hospital in a serious condition from a childcare centre in the Christchurch suburb of Woolston. RNZ / Nathan Mckinnon One...
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Person dies after truck crash on SH2 north of Dannevirke
Source: Radio New Zealand St John says one person with serious injuries is being flown to Palmerston North Hospital. RNZ / REECE BAKER Police have confirmed one person has died...
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Employment Disputes – Fire and Emergency New Zealand Statement
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand STATEMENT – NZPFU strikes again, putting public safety at risk – people should be extra careful – Fire and Emergency New Zealand Deputy National Commander...
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State Highway 2 north of Dannevirke closed after truck crash
Source: Radio New Zealand St John says one person with serious injuries is being flown to Palmerston North Hospital. RNZ / REECE BAKER State Highway 2 north of Dannevirke is...
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IKEA’s Hawke’s Bay pine tree expansion flames fears residents will be left to pay
Source: Radio New Zealand The highly anticipated opening of Swedish furniture company IKEA in New Zealand comes as a rural community worries about the fire risk from pine plantations. Since...
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Paid firefighters refuse to call off strikes despite pressure from FENZ
Source: Radio New Zealand Messages written on an Auckland fire engine protesting firefighters’ working conditions. RNZ / Rayssa Almeida Paid firefighters will continue with strike action and not withdraw their...
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Employment Disputes – Fire and Emergency welcomes facilitation referral as best option to progress agreement with NZPFU
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand – Statement The NZPFU should call off continued strikes while facilitation process plays out Fire and Emergency says Fire and Emergency New Zealand welcomes the...
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Person killed, major Lower Hutt road closed for hours as fuel truck hits building
Source: Radio New Zealand Rutherford Street, between Melling Link and Connolly Street, is closed. X / NZ Transport Agency A person is dead after a fuel truck collided with a...
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Major Lower Hutt road closed for hours as fuel truck hits building
Source: Radio New Zealand Rutherford Street, between Melling Link and Connolly Street, is closed. X / NZ Transport Agency A fuel truck has collided with a building on Lower Hutt’s...
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Metallica, Santa and IKEA – How Auckland Transport Operation Centre controls the city’s traffic
Source: Radio New Zealand Explainer – Whether it’s a Metallica concert, the Santa Parade or, yes, even the much-hyped opening of IKEA, Auckland Transport Operation Centre is tasked with trying...
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Intense rain, blustery wind and thunderstorms hit the North Island
Source: Radio New Zealand Severe thunderstorm warnings are in place for the Auckland region with MetService saying they could lead to very heavy downpours. MetService is forecasting downpours across the...
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Intense rain, blustery wind and thunderstorms hit Auckland
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ / Jessica Hopkins MetService is forecasting downpours across the North Island on Wednesday, with possible thunderstorms in some places, and a number of...
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Mayors challenge FENZ ban on use of watercraft in Waikato River emergencies
Source: Radio New Zealand Ngāruawāhia volunteer fire station’s jet skis assist police with a water rescue during Cyclone Hale in 2023. Supplied Three Waikato mayors have written to the chief...
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Rhys Jones appointed chair of the National War Memorial Advisory Council
Source: New Zealand Government Lieutenant General Rhys Jones has been appointed chair of the National War Memorial Advisory Council, Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Paul Goldsmith says. “Mr Jones brings considerable...
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A ‘miscommunication’ led to the $138,000 shock removal of two ex-police houses
Source: Radio New Zealand Two former police houses were unexpectedly taken from a Shannon property after a miscommunication involving government departments. Ngāti Whakatere, the local iwi, had offered to fix...
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Firefighters free driver trapped in Otago logging truck crash
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters are working with specialist equipment to rescue the driver. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Firefighters have freed the driver of a logging truck who was trapped...
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Firefighters battle to free driver trapped in Otago logging truck crash
Source: Radio New Zealand Firefighters are working with specialist equipment to rescue the driver. RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King Firefighters are working to free the driver of a logging truck who...
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ACC disbands firefighters’ toxicology panel which assesses cancer claims
Source: Radio New Zealand ACC said it would use individual advisors instead of a panel, like it did in other clinical cases. RNZ/Marika Khabazi ACC has disbanded its toxicology panel...
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Upper Hutt fire extinguished, police investigating
Source: Radio New Zealand A fire burning in tyres in an industrial area in Upper Hutt has been extinguished. Five firetrucks were called to the blaze on Dante Road in...
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Building on fire in Upper Hutt
Source: Radio New Zealand Fire and Emergency understand one person is injured after a fire in Trentham. RNZ/Marika Khabazi A building is on fire in an industrial area of the...
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Four hurt in Southwestern Motorway crash
Source: Radio New Zealand The scene of a two-vehicle crash on State Highway 20, near the Waterview Tunnel in Auckland. RNZ Four people were injured in a crash on Auckland’s...