News snippets from the Far North.

Five fire trucks are currently fighting an Auckland bush fire on a walking track in the eastern Waitākere Ranges. Fire and ...

"The siren stopped working on the way to a call. Then a spotlight in the cab caught on fire," says Steve Devine as the ACT leader talks down problems.

Fire and Emergency says the asbestos, which was revealed by dust sampling, has come as a disappointing surprise.

Fire and Emergency New Zealand received calls for 18 incidents between 12pm - 1pm today, Friday 17 October, the time of the ...

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 ...

In some communities, fire crews are delayed -- not by distance, but by a lack of equipment. Higher costs and supply chain issues means some departments have to wait years for new trucks.

An international flight from New Zealand has been forced to make an emergency landing at Sydney Airport after a reported ...