Civil Defence
Northern NSW locals on alert as huge fires continue
Residents in northern NSW are again on alert as the massive Myall Creek fire between Coffs Harbour and Byron Bay has today been raised to Emergency Alert level.
There's 67 bush & grass fires still… Video, Audio
Civil Defence update on mobile emergency alert test
Mobile phones across the country were set off by the latest test of the national Civil Defense cell phone alert system on Sunday night.
About 60 percent of phones were alerted in previous tests of… Audio
Four million phones expected to sound off with test emergency alert
Civil Defence has tested its emergency mobile phone alert system this evening. Audio
Civil defence test alert expected to reach more mobiles
Four million mobile phones are in line to pick up a loud emergency test alert this weekend as part of a nationwide test. Audio
Emergency management alert test on Sunday
Four million phones should receive a loud alert this Sunday between six and seven in the evening as part of a national test.
Last year, only six out of 10 New Zealanders received the emergency test… Audio
Fires rage across Australia
Firefighters battled hundreds of bushfires across Australia on Thursday as scores of blazes sprang up in new locations under hot and windy conditions.
More than 60 fires flared across Victoria, more… Audio
Stress, sadness still clouds Kaikōura, three years after quake
Kaikōura business owners say stress and sadness from dealing with insurance companies still hangs over them, three years to the day a massive earthquake rocked the town.
On November 14, 2016 a 7.8… Video, Audio
Jack Daniels, beer after overnight blaze battle to save home
An Australian woman has told her story of survival after battling seven hours through the night to save her house from a deadly bushfire.
Ann Windress, her husband Mick and two relatives used hoses… Video, Audio
Dozens of fires still burning across NSW and Queensland
The catastrophic fire conditions have eased over much of New South Wales, but there are still dozens of bushfires burning in both New South Wales and Queensland.
Residents in Noosa North Shore on… Audio
EQC apologises for handling of Canterbury quake claims
The Earthquake Commission has offered a formal apology for its handling of quake claims in Canterbury.
The apology from its chair, Sir Michael Cullen, is included in its just released annual report.
…Best of First Up for 13 November
On the podcast today, we talk to Scion's Unmanned Autonamous Vehicle programme manager, Robin Hartley, about how flying drones are fighting Myrtle Rust. Ruth Wynn Williams gives us a report on the… Audio
At least 3,000 firefighters battle NSW blazes
There are three thousand firefighters currently battling the blazes, and many are feeling the heat.
In the last ten minutes, one firefighter in the Hunter Region has suffered a heart attack and… Video, Audio
Too late to leave for some NSW fire evacuees
Over 80 fires are now burning up large parts of New South Wales as some people flee their homes while others have been told it's too late to leave.
Eleven of those fires have been classified as… Video, Audio
Thousands flee NSW fires as winds push blazes further
Thousands of people have registered at evacuation centres in New South Wales and more are expected to flood in as changing winds drive the fires toward more built up areas.
Teresa Duncan is a… Video, Audio
NSW fires: Evacuees cut off as blazes rage near Sydney
New South Wales is burning, with eleven fires now upgraded to emergencies, as residents in hot spots are told it's too late to leave, and to seek shelter.
There are 71 fires burning across the state… Video, Audio
Best of First Up for 12 November 2019
On the podcast today we see what is trending on TradeMe for Christmas, we get an update from the Grace Millaine trial, and we check in with the all night party of astronomers who waited up for the… Audio
Latest on New South Wales wildfires
Wildfires in Australia have claimed multiple lives and destroyed hundreds of properties, but show no sign of abating.
Channel 9's Gabrielle Boyle is on the line from Taree. Audio
New South Wales prepares for 'catastrophic' fire danger
Three regions in New South Wales are expecting unprecedented catastrophic fire conditions today - the most serious fire rating possible.
The state's police minister David Elliott says it could be the… Audio
Wellington roads shut after Sunday afternoon fire
A large fire on the roof of a restaurant closed off streets in central Wellington on Sunday afternoon.
Crews were called to fight the fire on the Cuba Street just after 4pm.
Charlotte Cook has more.
…'Catastrophic' fire warning for New South Wales
The New South Wales Rural Fire Service has forecast 'catastrophic fire danger' for the Sydney and Hunter regions tomorrow, warning that lives and homes will be at risk.
Fires raged through New South… Audio
