Civil Defence
SkyCity fire under control -Mayor Phil Goff give us the damage
Three days after the SkyCity Convention Centre fire began, firefighter crews are in the recovery phase of their operation. The massive fire which engulfed the entire roof of the $700 million dollar… Audio
Best of First Up for Friday 25 October 2019
On the podcast today, we speak to National's Environment Spokesperson Scott Simpson, Auckland's Safeswim program manager Nick Vigar talks water safety after the SkyCity fire, we got to New Delhi where… Audio
SkyCity fire battle moves to recovery phase: 'It's affected everybody'
The fire at the SkyCity Convention Centre is still smouldering, but there are signs things are getting back to normal in Auckland's CBD.
SkyCity fire could not have been contained quicker - commander
The massive fire burning at SkyCity's Cconvention Centre has dampened down but fire crews are still battling flames and flare-ups.
While the fire is still active, firefighters say they're now in a… Audio
SkyCity fire: 8 million litres of firefighting water flooding carpark
After more than 50 hours fighting the fire at the SkyCity Convention Centre in central Auckland, firefighters say the blaze is under control, but it is not over.
Eight million litres of… Video, Audio
Mayor: "no longer any smoke, any flames"
"There's no longer any smoke, any flames," Auckland's mayor Phil Goff tells Morning Report as he looks down on the Convention Centre fire from his office. Firefighters are expected to enter the… Audio
Residents and homeless alike affected by fire
Residents of the Auckland city centre say they've had a tumultuous few days - waiting for the black smoke to clear. The fire at the International Convention Center, saw inner-city dwellers rush to… Audio
Crane brought in to help battle blaze
Ron Devlin, the region manager for Fire and Emergency, says today crews will use cranes to remove loose building iron and extinguish any remaining fire on the edge of the building. Audio
Aucklanders trying to avoid smoke as fire continues to burn
Fire and Emergency says most of the roof of Sky City's international convention centre has burned through, but there are still pockets causing trouble, and it's still too dangerous to put firefighters… Audio
Basement flooded, roof still on fire - Convention Centre fire
Auckland City area commander Richard Twomey says about a fifth of the roof is yet to burn out but he's happy with progress. He told RNZ reporter Jessie Chiang the water they'd been pouring on the… Audio
Fire crews hugging each other as fire continues burning
Plumes of smoke continue to trail over central Auckland this morning, as the fire continues to burn in the Sky City Convention Centre. RNZ reporter Amy Williams says she saw fire crews hugging one… Audio
Is bitumen to blame for the fire?
The fire at the Sky City Convention Centre is still burning this morning. Fletcher Building says it's still too early to confirm what caused the roof to catch fire. The fire was first spotted in an… Audio
Firefighters yet to get on roof to directly tackle the fire
The fire at the Sky City Convention Centre is still burning this morning. Road closures are still in place and will be through the morning peak period. About 25 Fire and Emergency vehicles remain on… Audio
Fire: still to dangerous for firefighters to get on the roof
RNZ's Jessie Chang is inside the cordon, where she has spoken to incident controller Richard Twomey. Audio
Auckland's mayor felt despondent watching fire take hold
Auckland's mayor Phil Goff says although the fire's still burning and the priority is dampening down hotspots... the focus will soon turn to figuring out how badly the building, and its fixtures and… Audio
The convention centre fire continues to burn.
The fire at the Sky City Convention Centre is still burning this morning. Road closures are still in place and will be through the morning peak period. About 25 Fire and Emergency vehicles remain on… Audio
Best of First Up for Thursday 24 october 2019
On the Podcast today we talk to Auckland's Mayor Phil Goff about the consequences of the SkyCity fire, We talk to Megan Woods about how the 13 Million the Government is to invest to digitise a te reo… Audio
Auckland City Fire still blazing- Update from the cordon
We return to the fire at the SkyCity International Convention centre now - the roof of which is still burning despite hopes it would be killed off yesterday evening. It's been 42 hours since the fire… Audio
'Clearly devastating for the city' - Ak business association
The fire "is clearly devastating for the city [and] for everyone involved," said Viv Beck the chief executive of city centre business association, Heart of the City. The fire was expected to create… Audio
Weather hampering fire efforts
We speak to RNZ reporter Chen Liu who is outside Radio New Zealand on the corner of Cook and Nelson Streets where as well as being windy it has also been hailing. Audio
