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Hawke’s Bay residents urged to take care in working around silt

Residents of flood-impacted areas are being urged to not dig trenches through silt deposits.

Kaiapoi's new fire station officially opened

Fire and Emergency joined with the Kaiapoi community to celebrate the opening of the new Kaiapoi Fire Station today.

Forest fire on Matakana Island

"Fire and Emergency New Zealand was alerted to a forest fire on Matakana Island near Tauranga in the Bay of Plenty at 7.36pm this evening.

Fire stations opened in Mid-South Canterbury

Fire and Emergency National Commander Russell Wood officially opened two new fire stations in Mid-South Canterbury on Saturday.

Rangitātā Gorge Volunteer Fire Brigade. Peel Forest Volunteer Fire Brigade.

First contingent of NZ firefighters return home from Canada

Fire and Emergency has welcomed back its first group of deployed firefighters who have been supporting the firefighting in Alberta, Canada for the last month.

Hannahs Clearing Volunteer Fire Brigade (Auxiliary)

Waikato Local Advisory Committee members appointed

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has confirmed the eight New Zealanders who will form the next Local Advisory Committee (LAC) in Waikato.

Taranaki Local Advisory Committee members appointed

Fire and Emergency New Zealand has confirmed the eight New Zealanders who will form the next Local Advisory Committee (LAC) in Taranaki.