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Despite most of summer now behind us, New Zealand’s most dangerous fire conditions are just beginning. Why? Science reporter Jamie Morton explains. 
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Despite most of summer now behind us, New Zealand’s most dangerous fire conditions are just beginning. Why? Science reporter Jamie Morton explains. Follow...

Hotspots continue continue to burn at the Matakana Island fire, but Fire and Emergency says its response has moved to a monitoring phase.

Over the last week 18 brigades have worked to bring the fire under control.

Fire and Emergency crews are expected to stay on Matakana Island until the end of the week, reinforcing containment lines, removing hotspots and...

About 20 firefighters and five fire trucks battled a blaze at an Auckland home this afternoon. A Fire and Emergency New Zealand (Fenz) spokesperson told the...

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By RNZ Firefighting efforts on Matakana Island will continue until at least Wednesday, Fire and Emergency says. The blaze, which broke out on Saturday night,...

Drones have identified 200 hotspots on Matakana Island with firefighting expected to continue on the ground for several days. The fire began on Saturday...

Fire and Emergency’s specialist drone crew will be working on Matakana Island overnight, using thermal imaging to identify hotspots around the perimeter of the fireground so that firefighters will be able to target them tomorrow. Incident Controller ...