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.

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 ...

Tens of thousands of people went without power and over 100 flights were cancelled as New Zealand battled one of its most severe spring storms in recent years. Authorities issued rare “red warnings” ...

Two Waikato fire stations say a Fire and Emergency decision to ground all powered watercraft will eventually cost someone ...

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 ...

Federal investigators say a Florida man has been arrested in connection with one of the most destructive wildfires in California history, a blaze that began as a New Year’s spark that charred some ...