News | Accident and Emergency
28 Jan 2026 10:41
| outlook hotmail | yahoo mail | gmail | news | weather | finance | shopping | about nzcity | Search |
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity
SEARCH 

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
    •    News
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

    •
      Home > News > Accident and Emergency

    Firefighters have contained all the wildfires that were burning in Canterbury today

    Firefighters have contained all the wildfires that were burning in Canterbury today


    Crews at Broomfield, near Amberley, have been mopping up and three crews will remain to monitor the blaze overnight.

    Evacuated residents can now return home.

    Other fires have been burning in the McKenzie Country, Springfield, Selwyn, Waipara.

    Fire and Emergency says up to 40 appliances, including helicopters, have been used to fight the blazes today.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

     Other Accident and Emergency News
     28 Jan: A search effort is underway following a helicopter crash north of Wellington
     28 Jan: A scene examination is continuing in Clutha, after the death of a vet
     28 Jan: Tauranga's Mayor says a community gathering will be held tomorrow - to acknowledge last week's tragic landslide at Mount Maunganui
     27 Jan: Thousands of people have reported feeling a magnitude 4.5 earthquake near the capital this afternoon
     27 Jan: A person's moderately injured after a ute drove off State Highway 6 and crashed - on Lower Buller Gorge Road
     27 Jan: A teenager is due in court after a woman was found dead in Selwyn overnight
     27 Jan: Three people have been injured in a car crash on State Highway 1 in Marlborough
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    All Blacks halfback Cam Roigard has signed a deal with New Zealand Rugby until the end of 2029 More...

    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    A new name for Wellington's stadium More...


     Today's News

    		 Entertainment:
    Gwyneth Paltrow says "shouting at the bushes" helps with anxiety 10:31

     Politics:
    Tensions in Minnesota could send the US into another government shutdown — here's why 10:27

     Politics:
    Repeated government lying, warned Hannah Arendt, makes it impossible for citizens to think and to judge 10:27

     Rugby:
    All Blacks halfback Cam Roigard has signed a deal with New Zealand Rugby until the end of 2029 10:27

     National:
    The cold war maps that can help us rethink today’s Arctic conflict 10:17

     National:
    Greenland’s Inuit have spent decades fighting for self-determination 10:07

     International:
    ICE deported a man charged over the 'largest jewellery heist in US history' before he could face trial 10:07

     Wellington:
    A search effort is underway following a helicopter crash north of Wellington 10:07

     Entertainment:
    Kyle Gass has "felt terrible ever since" his controversial joke about Donald Trump's attempted assassination 10:01

     Entertainment:
    Prince William will make his first official visit to Saudi Arabia next month 9:31

     News Search




    Power Search

    © 2026 New Zealand City Ltd