New Zealand authorities said on Sunday that extra aircraft were being sent to fight an out-of-control wildfire that has burnt through around 1,100 hectares (4.2 square miles) of national park in the ...

Multiple crews and a helicopter are responding to a large scrub fire in Darfield, Canterbury this morning, which has already ...

New Zealand firefighters have resumed battling an out-of-control wildfire in a national park in New Zealand's central North Island, which is now estimated to cover over 1,000 hectares (3.9 square ...

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is responding to a large vegetation fire near Darfield, Canterbury. Thirteen trucks and one ...

A large scrub fire in rural Canterbury that claimed three structures has now been contained. Fire and Emergency New Zealand ...

Fire crews are at the scene of a large blaze at a former tavern in Palmerston North. In a statement, a Fire and Emergency spokesperson said emergency services were responding the fire at the old ...

New Zealand's weather agency issued rare red wind warnings and officials declared a state of emergency in the Canterbury region as a powerful spring storm brought destructive gales and heavy rain to ...