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Only paid FENZ job in Aotea Great Barrier Island axed
Source: Radio New Zealand Great Barrier Island eastern coastline (file photo) RNZ / Kate Newton Fire and Emergency New Zealand has axed the only paid role on Aotea Great Barrier...
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Cost of helicopter ambulance callouts to increase almost 65% for third party customers
Source: Radio New Zealand The hike of almost 65 percent from the current $8200 an hour kicks in from Friday. Samuel Rillstone The cost of calling out an air ambulance...
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Early morning house fire in Christchurch
Source: Radio New Zealand About eight firefighters put out the blaze. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone Firefighters were called to a house on fire in Christchurch on Friday morning. Fire and...
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Employment Disputes – Fire and Emergency reminds public to be extra careful while strike action takes place
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand is warning the public that the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) will be undertaking a strike tomorrow, Friday 1...
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Loud explosions as forklift catches fire at Port Nelson
Source: Radio New Zealand A forklift on fire at Nelson Port. Supplied/ Mike Wilson Firefighters are working to extinguish a fire that started in a forklift at Port Nelson. Fire...
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DOC ranger saves horse with angle grinder
Source: NZ Department of Conservation Date: 30 April 2026 He was busy repairing the roof of historic stables at the Birchwood Homestead in Ahuriri Conservation Park in the Mackenzie basin, when...
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Person hurt as blaze tears through large industrial building
Source: Radio New Zealand One person has been seriously injured. Supplied / Ken Cox Firefighters have extinguished a fire that tore through a Timaru industrial premises this morning. One person...
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Massey University’s Albany campus evacuated over fire in classroom
Source: Radio New Zealand Smoke seen rising from the roof of a Massey University building. Calvin Samuel Students and staff have been evacuated from Massey University’s Albany campus in Auckland...
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Firefighters battle large industrial building fire in Timaru
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ / Nate McKinnon Firefighters are battling a fire at an industrial premises in Timaru. Fire and Emergency NZ were called to a fire in High...
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Employment Disputes – Fire and Emergency reminds public to be extra careful while strike action takes place
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand is warning the public that the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) will be undertaking a strike tomorrow morning, Wednesday...
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Events – Firefighters race it out on Wellington waterfront in UFBA national championship
Source: United Fire Brigades’ Association New Zealanders will have a front-row seat to the strength, skill and determination of the country’s firefighters as Wellington hosts a high-energy national championship this week....
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Neighbours evacuated as fire engulfs home in Rolleston
Source: Radio New Zealand Police evacuated nearby homes as a precaution. Marika Khabazi / RNZ Fire and Emergency (FENZ) is investigating the cause of a house fire that led to...
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‘Total loss’: Fire tears through Auckland boat building facility
Source: Radio New Zealand A boat building facility that erupted in flames on Tuesday morning is a “total loss”, Fire and Emergency (FENZ) says. Luckily no one was inside the...
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Large fire at West Auckland boat building facility
Source: Radio New Zealand A fire in west Auckland, 28 April, 2026. Dan Satherley / RNZ Fourteen Fire and Emergency (FENZ) crews are battling to contain a large fire at...
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Fire Safety – Open fire season for most of Nelson Marlborough
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand is revoking the restricted fire season in most of the Nelson Marlborough District from 8am on Friday 24 April, until...
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Land slip, Waiwera
Source: New Zealand Police Please attribute to Acting Inspector Eugene Pickett: Emergency services are continuing to respond following a large slip on Hibiscus Coast Highway, Waiwera. The slip was reported...
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Fire Safety – Fire and Emergency reminds public to be extra careful while strike action takes place
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand is warning the public that the New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) will be undertaking a strike today, Friday 24...
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Firecrews battle blaze at home in Auckland’s Te Atatu
Source: Radio New Zealand Fire and Emergency said it got multiple calls to the blaze in Te Atatu at 5.50am. Marika Khabazi / RNZ Firefighters in Auckland are battling a...
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Fire Safety – Fire ban lifted in three areas of Otago
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand is revoking the restricted fire seasons for Otago Central, Lakes, and Upper Waitaki zones from 8am, Thursday 23 April, until...
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Weather: Localised flooding, more evacuations in lower North Island
Source: Radio New Zealand Flooded Ruamahanga River, taken from hillside at Morisons Bush looking down on the South Wairarapa. Pockets of native bush and windbreaks are now islands among flooded...
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Police launch homicide investifation after man found dead in house fire
Source: Radio New Zealand File photo. RNZ Police have launched a homicide investigation after a person was found dead in a house fire in Rangataua last week. Fire and Emergency...
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Update: Rangataua house fire and fatal crash
Source: New Zealand Police Attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Varnia Allan, Whanganui Response Officer in Charge: Whanganui Police have launched a homicide investigation after a person was found deceased following...
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State of emergency remains for parts of Wellington region
Source: Radio New Zealand Repairs underway on SH2 Remutaka Hill at the Bridge 2 washout. NZTA Waka Kotahi The state of emergency has lifted for parts of the Wellington region....
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Air force aviator dies at Ohakea air base swimming pool
Source: Radio New Zealand A roundabout will soon spring up at the intersection of State Highway 3 and the road to the Ōhakea air force base. RNZ / Jimmy Ellingham...
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‘Water incident’ at NZDF’s Ohakea airforce base
Source: Radio New Zealand The Ohakea airforce base. (File photo) RNZ / Jimmy Ellingham Paramedics rushed to Ohakea airforce base in Manawatū on Tuesday morning after reports of a “water...
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PSA says faulty fire alarm at a Dunedin hospital ‘serious risk’ to safety
Source: Radio New Zealand PSA National secretary, Fleur Fitzsimons. RNZ / Samuel Rillstone The Public Service Association says a faulty fire alarm system at a Dunedin hospital is an unacceptable...
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Storm News – Wellington weather event update
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand crews have been busy responding to weather related callouts across Wellington today. Since 3am, Fire and Emergency has received around...