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· April 24, 2026
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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· April 24, 2026
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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· April 24, 2026
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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· April 24, 2026
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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· April 23, 2026
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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· April 22, 2026
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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· April 21, 2026
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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· April 21, 2026
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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· April 21, 2026
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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· April 21, 2026
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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· April 21, 2026
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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· April 20, 2026
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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· April 20, 2026
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...
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· April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The flooding at the Island Bay bowling club. RNZ / Anya Fielding Many parts of Wellington have started the week under water, after heavy rain hit...
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· April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Residents on Wellington’s south coast are relieved no one was hurt. Fire and Emergency (FENZ) was called to a large slip in Vancouver Street in the...
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· April 20, 2026
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand has been alerted to more than 150 weather-related events in Wellington this morning. The callouts relate to flooding, flooding into...
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· April 20, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The Life Flight Westpac Rescue Helicopter searching in the Paekākāriki Hill area on 28 January 2026. Samuel Rillstone A new system to fix gaps and get...
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· April 20, 2026
Source: PSA The PSA will file legal action today with the Employment Relations Authority alleging Te Puni Kōkiri breached its collective agreement by excluding the union from the latest restructuring decisions....
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· April 19, 2026
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, Monday 20...
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· April 18, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand The NZPFU said crews were happy to work with another truck if one was provided (file image). RNZ / Paris Ibell Hutt Valley firefighters have placed...
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· April 18, 2026
Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Inspector Neil Forlong, Whanganui Area Commander: Investigators undertaking a scene examination at a house fire in Rangataua located one person deceased yesterday afternoon. Fire...
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· April 17, 2026
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Flaxbourne Volunteer Fire Brigade will celebrate the official opening of their new fire station on Sunday. The new building is on the site of the...
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· April 17, 2026
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand Fire and Emergency New Zealand is now scaling back its response to a gas leak near Kaiteriteri’s beachfront. Fire and Emergency was alerted to the...
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· April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Paris Ibell Firefighters have isolated the gas leak at a restaurant in Kaiteriteri that caused a nearby campground to be evacuated on Friday morning. Emergency services...
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· April 17, 2026
Source: Fire and Emergency New Zealand People are being advised to stay away from Kaiteriteri this morning while firefighters deal with a large gas leak near the town’s beachfront. Fire and...
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· April 17, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand RNZ/Paris Ibell Fire and Emergency are asking people to stay away from Kaiteriteri following a large gas leak near the beach. Properties have been evacuated and...
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· April 16, 2026
Source: Radio New Zealand Tongariro on Saturday 8 November 2025, a few hours after the fire broke out. Kristina Montgomerie / @kristinamonts Police initially treated the wildfire that burnt through...