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It’s still open fire season in Hawke’s Bay, but contingencies are already in place should wildfires strike in the New Year. Fire and Emergency New Zealand...

Those who lived through the 2017 Waimārama wildfires have advice for the dry summer.

A small housefire in Onekawa on Sunday is being treated as suspicious.

Authorities have confirmed the death of a woman in a small farming settlement in northern Hawke’s Bay, after earlier efforts to rescue her.
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Working smoke alarms likely woke the occupants of a home in Raupunga that was all-but destroyed by a roaring blaze on Thursday night. 
Firefighters from Wa

A dog was returned to its home after several days stuck at the bottom of a cliff thanks to the efforts of Hawke’s Bay firefighters and their specialised dr

A small North Island town's lone supermarket was destroyed by fire - four days on, residents are still coming to terms with the hole it has left in the community.