NEWS

A powerful and ongoing tsunami has been sweeping into New Zealand, prompting a national civil defence emergency but so far sparing the country from injury or damage.The tsunami raced across the Pacific with the speed of a jetliner following a … Continue reading →

A suspicious fire early today has left an historic Plimmerton church substantially damaged, with eight fire engines and  more than 30 firefighters called in to fight the blaze. The Fire Service was called to St Andrew’s Anglican Church on Steyne … Continue reading →

A 14-year-old youth will appear in court today charged with arson after a huge fire north of Wellington last night forced more than one hundred people to evacuate their homes. The fire, near the suburb of Titahi Bay, has been … Continue reading →

Firefighters in the Wellington region have controlled two vegetation fires, one on a hill above central Wellington.The first fire started just after 1pm in the citys green belt above Wellington East Girls College in the suburb of Mt Victoria, and … Continue reading →

A mother and her young son have serious burns after an early morning house fire in Porirua. Fire crews were called to the blaze in Cannons Creek around 3am. Senior Station Officer Boyd Atkinson says the pair were asleep when … Continue reading →

A mother and child have been hospitalised with moderate burns after fleeing from their burning home in Porirua overnight. Emergency services were called to the property on Sievers Grove in suburban Cannons Creek shortly before 3am, central fire communications shift … Continue reading →

A Porirua man lost his house and most of his possessions in a New Years Eve fire while he was at church with his young daughter. Lameko Gaualofa was back at the Housing New Zealand home yesterday, picking through the … Continue reading →

Porirua Appliances rang in the new year at a house fire in cannons creek. While initial reports were that there were person(s) still inside the house, no one was found inside. The fire involved rooms on one side of the … Continue reading →

Porirua Fire Station has been awaiting the arrival of a new truck for the last 20 years and it’s finally here. Earlier this month, the station received the truck to replace an old, outdated model. The brand new 2009 “P” … Continue reading →