Fires
Heartache for Christchurch as fires blaze
Christchurch residents are devastated by fires that have ripped through the Port Hills. Conan Young talked to some of those affected. Video, Audio
Black Tuesday in Christchurch as helicopter pilot dies fighting
Major fires have claimed the life of a helicopter pilot who was helping to fight the blazes around Christchurch's Port Hills area. Audio
Fire crews contain Hawke's Bay blaze
Meanwhile, fire crews and helicopters carrying monsoon buckets have contained a large blaze that ripped through parts of rural Hawke's Bay. Video, Audio
Residents flee as Port Hills fire grows
Port Hills resident Stephanie Sisson was at home when she discoverd a fire was moving in on her property. She tells John Campbell what happened next. Video, Audio
Helicopters save Port Hills homes from destruction
Peter Darling was evacuated today and says he's confident helicopters with monsoon buckets saved his house from being burned down. Video, Audio
RNZ reporter with the latest details on Port Hills fire
Properties have been damaged, residents evacuated - and a pilot has lost their life while fighting a large blaze on Christchurch's Port Hills. RNZ reporter Conan Young has the latest. Video, Audio
Pilot dies while trying to extinguish Port Hills fire
A helicopter pilot has died after they crashed while fighting a fire in Christchurch's Port Hills. Selwyn Principal Rural Fire Officer Douglas Marshall joins Checkpoint. Video, Audio
Christchurch fires - Helicopter crash update
Reporter Joelle Dally at the Police media briefing. Audio
Chch reporter Conan Young gives an update on the fires
Reporter Conan Young has the latest news on the fires surrounding Christchurch city. Audio
Large fire on Port Hills, Christchurch
Smoke can be seen throughout Chch as a large fire burns on the Port Hills. We're talking to a resident who lives nearby. Video, Audio
Teens arrested over fires being lit in New South Wales
We speak to forensic psychologist, Katarina Fritzon about the young people who light fires and what's going on with them. Audio
Australian correspondent on the heatwave hitting the country
ABC News reporter, Danuta Kozaki, joins the panel to talk about the impact the severe heatwave is having across the country. Audio
Fire risk prompts Canterbury ban
A total fire ban will come into force in Christchurch and Banks Peninsula tonight due to an increasing fire risk.
Church fire threatened houses
Rotorua firefighters did well to keep a massive fire from spreading to a residential area, the city's deputy mayor says.
Coromandel blaze: Family flees through flames
A woman, her four children and her grandmother drove through flames to flee the Coromandel scrub fire that destroyed homes and an organic commune.
Police seek suspect behind suspicious scrub fire in Blenheim
Fire and police are searching for the person behind yet another deliberately lit fire in Blenheim over the weekened. Audio
Police investigate suspicious Marlborough fire
Police are investigating a large scrub fire in Blenheim, which threatened 30 homes in the Wither Hills area.
Motorists told to avoid area around Napier fire
A hazardous fire has been burning at the Ravensdown fertiliser plant just south of Napier. RNZ reporter Edward Gay joins us from the cordon. Audio
Israel fires: Tens of thousands flee as fires hit Haifa
Tens of thousands of people are being evacuated as wildfires rage through parts of Israel's third largest city of Haifa.
More than 1100 firefighers in NSW battle bushfires
At least 60 bushfires continue to rage across New South Wales. Some are being downgraded; others are threatening nearby homes...we cross to Sydney for the latest. Audio
