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A scrub fire near train tracks in Plimmerton that has disrupted train services between Wellington and Kapiti will hopefully be cleared by 6pm. Trains have been suspended while fire crews work to extinguish the blaze, which was reported about 2.45pm … Continue reading →

The historic Pauatahanui General Store – built in 1861 – has been badly damaged by fire.Firefighters were called to the blaze on Paekakariki Hill Rd about 11.30am yesterday. Porirua senior station officer Barry Murphy said the fire started in a … Continue reading →

Greater Wellington regional council is urging people to heed the total fire ban at Porirua’s Whitireia Park after a small fire on the park’s western beach on Sunday. The driftwood fire flared up in the late afternoon, covering an area … Continue reading →

Peter Fisher is in a serious condition in Wellington Hospital with head injuries following an incident on Broadway early yesterday morning. The man accused of assaulting Mr Fisher Fisher appeared in Masterton District Court this morning and was remanded in … Continue reading →

More than 200 buildings, including the Fire Service headquarters, have been stripped of potentially lifesaving firefighting system parts.Two men appeared in the North Shore District Court last week charged with stealing hundreds of brass fire hydrant connections which were allegedly … Continue reading →

If most 3-year-olds found themselves struggling to breathe in the early hours of the morning, they’d be crying desperately for their parents. But Lina Aiono-Te Tau’s mother is deaf, so Lina did the next best thing – she rang 111. … Continue reading →

As Blair Marriott lay in the middle of the road, both arms shattered and looking at half of his leg lying metres away, he knew he would die unless he could stop bleeding. And without blood transfusions after being rescued, … Continue reading →

Eighteen months after he lost his leg in a road accident, former fireman Blair Marriott is ready to get back on his bike. The 39-year-old Paraparaumu man, who spent 15 years in the Porirua and Johnsonville fire service, took delivery … Continue reading →

Life Interupted – From FIRE-RESCUE Click the link above to see a story from the May 2012 FIRE+RESCUE magazine about Firefighter Blair Marriott. You will need a pdf reader to view this article. Click HERE to download Adobe pdf reader. … Continue reading →

Firefighters spent about an hour today fighting a “nuisance” fire that spread to about 300 square metres in a Porirua park. Porirua senior station officer Trevor Sheehan said gorse and scrub was “obviously deliberately lit” beside a track leading through … Continue reading →