Emergency Services

Kathryn speaks with the man tasked with heading the goverment's Cyclone Recovery Taskforce on the massive and complicated job ahead. Sir Brian Roche chairs the Cyclone Recovery Taskforce - intended to… Audio

Firefighters in Wellington have spent much of this morning battling a large blaze at the Shelly Bay site on Wellington's Miramar Peninsula.

The fire, which took hold around 3am this morning, was… Audio

Firefighters have been getting slower at getting to emergencies, so their bosses have moved the goalposts.

Where once Fire and Emergency had a target to get paid crews to 90 percent of structure… Audio

The police have charged a 48 year old man with five counts of murder in their investigation into the Loafers Lodge fire in Wellington last month.

The man had already been arrested and charged on two… Audio

Thieves are targetting Auckland's Tsunami sirens, despite they fact they apparently cannot be modified to play music.

But it is leaving some areas without an early warning system, if disaster is… Video, Audio

Thousands of homeowners have been told they're unable to be rebuild on their properties post-cyclone Gabrielle.

The government says initial indications show this will be the case for about 700… Audio

The St John ambulance service has just unveiled a new ambulance accessible to patients who are overweight or those with complex health needs The ambulance is designed to comfortably transport patients… Audio

Manukau Councillor, Alf Filipaina says lessons haven't been learned since the last big fire in 2018.

He spoke to Corin Dann this morning. Audio

Firefighters remain at the scene of a fire at a South Auckland scrap metal yard, which has been burning for more than 30 hours.

The fire at the Sims Metal scrap yard in Favona shut down schools… Audio

Emergency services say the Sims Metal scrap yard fire in South Auckland that has been burning for about 30 hours is almost out.

Three fire crews are still at the scene fighting the blaze, which… Audio