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October 22, 2025 | Paakiwaha
Kahurangi Stone | Kaikoura Resident
Dale talks to his niece who lives in Kaikoura where multiple fires fanned by fierce winds destroyed 14 buildings on Tuesday, including five homes,
March 6, 2026
March 17, 2025 | News
Fire Damages Hamilton Marae, Rebuild Planned
A fire overnight caused significant damage to the wharenui, Tu Waerae, at Hui Te Rangiora Marae in Hamilton, impacting the community deeply.
October 24, 2024 | Paakiwaha
Macie Kuki | Aukaha Reporter for Tainui Waka
Hāpai is a new and evolving initiative from ACC which provides kiritaki Māori (Māori Clients) and their whanau with culturally responsive support and options in their recovery.
October 24, 2024 | News
Fire subsiding at Whangamarino wetlands near Mercer
The flames are starting to die down in the northern Whangamarino Wetlands, just south of Mercer.
October 23, 2024 | News
Massive fire devastates Whangamarino wetlands
The flames continue to blaze in the northern Whangamarino Wetlands, just south of Mercer.
February 20, 2024 | News
Ngāti Kuri testing Indigenous fire management
Northernmost iwi Ngāti Kuri is looking for Indigenous knowledge from across the Tasman to learn traditional cultural practices to prevent or manage wild fires.
February 16, 2024 | News
Sadness and smoke as Port Hills burn
Otautahi-based Green list MP Kahurangi Carter says the fires raging in the Port Hills bring back memories of the devastating blaze in 2017.
June 8, 2023 | News
Shelly Bay fire cause probed
An early morning fire has destroyed the iconic Sawtooth building in Wellington’s Shelly Bay.
May 31, 2023 | News
Favona metal plant smoke covers south Auckland
The chief medical officer for Te Aka Whai Ora says industrial fires like the one at the Sims Metal recycling centre near Favona plant can be a major health threat to surrounding communities.
May 31, 2023 | News
Scrap metal fire disrupts south Auckland
Green Party co-leader co-leader and South Auckland resident Marama Davidson says today's fire in Favona shows how the urban layout is built on inequality.
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