Emergency Services
Firefighters go on one hour strike - FENZ responds
Firefighters have gone on a one-hour strike again today -- in an ongoing dispute over working conditions including hours, staffing levels, and equipment.
A short time ago, the professional… Audio
Firefighters to hold second nationwide strike
Firefighters nationwide are walking off the job again today, their second strike in a week.
They say they feel undervalued and unheard on issues of safety, staffing and lack of resources.
The… Audio
Person critically injured after shooting at Papatoetoe property
A person is in a critical condition in hospital after a shooting in the Auckland suburb of Papatoetoe.
Marlborough braces for more rain, communities still isolated
The emergency management minister Kieran McAnulty is back in Marlborough today, and will soon head off in a convoy along broken roads to visit communities cut off by last week's horrendous rainfall.
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Shocked Korean community offers to help police over death of children found in suitcase
The local Korean community is shocked there is a likely link between the deaths of two children and a migrant from their home country.
No arrests as protest winds up peacefully outside Parliament
Police are giving a tick of approval to everyone involved, saying there were no arrests and no trespass orders issued.
Emergency minister tours flood-hit Marlborough
Officials across the top of the South Island remain on high alert, with more rain on the way for the region's already sodden grounds.
The state of emergency in Nelson has been extended until… Audio
Rai Valley firefighters dispatched to respond to flood
Rai Valley's volunteer firefighters have been flat out responding to the destruction caused by last week's torrential rain.
The rural settlement in Marlborough is still isolated from both Blenheim… Audio
Emergency management minister on flood recovery
More funding is being pumped out by the government to support recovery efforts.
Affected farmers and growers in the top-of-the-south and the Far North District can now get their share of a… Audio
Warning issued after lithium battery causes fire
Fire and Emergency says lithium-ion battery devices such as smartphones, laptops and vapes can be dangerous and should be dealt with carefully.
One dead, one seriously injured in separate crashes
One person has died after a single-vehicle crash in Gisborne, and another is injured after a crash in Auckland.
Firefighters Union on course for another strike
Fire and Emergency New Zealand says it has been listening to striking firefighters, but both sides remain at odds.
Fire closes Auckland shopping street
A retail street in Auckland's Takapuna has been closed to traffic as emergency services respond to a building fire.
Firefighters go on strike demanding safe conditions, functioning equipment
Paid firefighters took to the streets this morning demanding safer working conditions, better staffing and resources to protect their crews and the community after they hit an impasse in negotiations.
…Ōmārama residents, St John disagree on urgent medical care
Ōmārama residents are concerned they are not receiving timely medical care and they want change.
FENZ warns of delays as nationwide firefighters go on strike today
Fire and Emergency says 111 calls will still be answered and responded to, but there could be significant delays. Audio
FENZ warns of delays during a nationwide firefighters strike
Fire and Emergency says 111 calls will still be answered and responded to, but there could be significant delays during a nationwide strike of members of the Professional Firefighters Union between… Audio
Response to Chch scrap metal fire slowed by failing fire trucks
Potentially toxic smoke is still billowing from a fire at a scrap metal yard in the Christchurch suburb of Woolston.
Professional Firefighters Union says two trucks failing on site caused delays and… Audio
Marlborough communities isolated after bad weather
In the Richmond Ranges which run between Nelson and Marlborough, locals say rivers and creeks are running higher than they've ever seen them.
The worst affected areas are Canvastown, Rai Valley… Audio
Explosions, heavy smoke before fire in scrap metal yard contained
A spectacular blaze in a scrap metal yard in Woolston, Christchurch that started Wednesday night is under control but still burning this morning. Audio
