The fire has burned through three hectares of bush and pine tree slash.

Helicopters are due back in the air to help battle the scrub fire that has destroyed about 20ha of vegetation.

Whangārei firefighters are confident they will be able to contain a large scrub fire burning on the outskirts of the city by the end of Friday. Fire...

The fire near Whangārei, which is now 20 hectares, escalated quickly, Fire and Emergency says.

The fire near Whangārei, which is now 20 hectares, escalated quickly, Fire and Emergency says.

Fire and Emergency says the scrub fire in the Whakamārama area in Bay of Plenty has now been extinguished.

The out-of-control Grampians bushfire has now claimed more than 74,000 hectares of forest and grassland along with three houses and dozens of...

Authorities are quietly confident crews are slowly getting on top of a bushfire emergency in the Mid West which has torn through more than 3200ha and...

Investigators have pinpointed an unattended campfire as the cause of a bushfire that burned through 14 hectares and forced campers to evacuate in...

Investigators have pinpointed an unattended campfire as the cause of a bushfire that burned through 14 hectares and forced campers to evacuate in...