WELLINGTON, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- The forest fire in New Zealand's Tongariro National Park continued to blaze on Monday, with the fire size likely to have increased from the estimated 2,500 hectares, ...

New Zealand authorities said on Sunday that extra aircraft were being sent to fight an out-of-control wildfire that has burnt through around 1,100 hectares (4.2 square miles) of national park in the ...

A business owner says Tongariro National Park, on New Zealand's North Island, resembles a hellscape as a massive forest fire continues to burn out of control. Fire and Emergency New Zealand (FENZ) ...

An out-of-control wildfire burning in Tongariro Park has spread overnight, now covering an estimated 1000 hectares.

SYDNEY (Reuters) -Rain has helped curb the spread of a wildfire in New Zealand's oldest national park, though mist and foggy weather conditions forced the grounding of all rescue aircraft and delayed ...

The firefighters union has shut down its limited one-hour strikes as the unions seek to contain the explosive movement of the ...

A large fire on the Central Plateau has triggered evacuations of trampers and caused the closure of a nearby highway. About 400 hectares of the Tongariro National Park was estimated to be on fire, ...

Crews were called to Tongariro Forest Park after 3pm yesterday. The blaze is now covering an estimated 1000 hectares and Fire and Emergency New Zealand says there's six trucks, five tankers, six ...

Thirteen of New Zealand’s female firefighters posed in support of breast cancer research. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read ...