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

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 ...

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 ...

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

Fire and Emergency New Zealand is considering cutting jobs and “stopping or slowing” activities as it seeks to save $50 million a year. It says the jobs of frontline firefighters are not at risk, but ...

Firefighters say they no longer have confidence in their ageing vehicle fleet, and fear it could let them down in life or death situations.

Former All Black Steve Devine says at least one fire truck each day breaks down in New Zealand.

Four aviation fire rescue trucks responded, before the 180 passengers and crew on board the Virgin Australia flight disembarked as normal.

Scientists have captured rare footage of remoras, also known as sucker fish, hitching rides on humpback whales off the coast of Australia. The footage shows these fish peeling away just before ...