Firefighters say they no longer have confidence in their ageing vehicle fleet, and fear it could let them down in life or death situations.

The NZPFU will be seeking an independent inquiry into how firefighters and other FENZ staff were again exposed to asbestos at Auckland City Station. Our members should not be repeatedly, and avoidably ...

Auckland's Pitt Street Fire Station will stay closed after the discovery of asbestos dust on Friday, while further testing is carried out. Deputy national commander Megan Stiffler said three vehicles ...

An electric bus has caught on fire after being wedged under a bridge on Auckland’s North Shore. Just after 1pm today, police were advised that a bus had collided with the edge of an overpass on ...

Dozens of guests and staff are being evacuated from a hotel in central Auckland tonight after a fire broke out. Fire and Emergency New Zealand said the blaze happened in the laundry of the Cordis ...

Motorists and pedestrians were asked this afternoon to avoid the area around the Constellation Busway Station and Sunset Road on Auckland’s North Shore due to a bus fire. Just after 1pm today, ...

Emergency services were called to the area around the Constellation Bus Station and Sunset Road just after 1pm. Police say there is a significant amount of smoke in the area - and nearby residents and ...

George Lockyer has written Fire Stations of Aotearoa NZ, which features Gisborne and Tolaga Bay among the 27 stations covered. Retired volunteer firefighter and “seasoned storyteller” George Lockyer ...

Traffic has been slow on and around Tamaki Makaurau’s Constellation Drive after a fire destroyed a bus. In a statement Auckland Transports has said: “An emergency services incident involving an ...

Fire crews are battling a blaze near Constellation Busway Station, with police urging people to avoid the area.