Civil Defence

There are renewed calls for a ban on the sale and use of private fireworks, after fires were sparked on two Auckland maunga last night.

The blaze at Mt Wellington burnt through an area about 200… Audio

Dozens of firefighters battled a large scrub fire in Mt Wellington late last night and another scrub fire on Mt Eden shrouded the city centre in smoke.

Fire and Emergency's National Advisor, Fire… Audio

Firefighters were called out to 72 blazes last night all of them sparked by fireworks and most of them in Auckland.

The largest fires were on Mount Wellington and Mount Eden. Ben Hocking, who was… Audio

Firefighters were called out to 72 blazes on Tuesday night, all of them sparked by fireworks

Reporter Michael Cropp speaks to Susie Ferguson. Audio

Firefighters in Southern California are battling to contain two new wildfires this morning.

The Hillside Fire broke out in San Bernardino and quickly entered some neighborhoods, prompting… Audio

More than 26 million people from California to Arizona are on edge as firefighters deal with blazes burning in California's wine country and in the Los Angeles area.

More than 5,000 people, almost… Audio

The London Fire Brigade has been sharply criticised for its response to the Grenfell Tower fire which killed 72 people in 2017.

The 1000 page report says the fire brigade breached guidelines through… Audio

To the UK now, where a report into the Grenfell Tower fire says fewer people would have died if the tower block had been evacuated sooner. 72 people died in the blaze at the west London tower block on… Audio

We go to California for the 3rd day in a row where hurricane force winds are fanning the flames of now three huge wildfires across Southern California. The Kincade Fire, has scorched more than 76,000… Audio

As Auckland's central city gets back to normal after last week's fire chaos, Fire and Emergency says eight million litres of dirty water in the Convention Centre basement should be pumped out by… Audio

We head now to California in the US where more than 200,000 residents been evacuated as firecrews race to gain control of the worsening wildfires that have raged the state for days. A state of… Audio

The big blaze in Auckland broke out right on TVNZ's doorstep and it pulled out all the stops to get compelling coverage on the air - even after evacuating its own newsroom on Wednesday. But news shows… Audio

The 8 million litres of contaminated water in the basement of the Sky City convention is safe enough to be pumped into the wastewater system rather than straight out to sea. There were fears the water… Audio

Contaminate water pumped into wastewater system, City roads start to reopen around the convention centre fire, Pressure on the All Blacks ahead of semifinal, Mother urges vigilance over anti-epileptic… Audio