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All fire permits are suspended in the Queenstown Lakes District - as hot and windy weather has raised the fire risk to extreme

6 March 2026

All fire permits are suspended in the Queenstown Lakes District - as hot and windy weather has raised the fire risk to extreme

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A post-mortem will be carried out today on the person who died in a fire in Auckland's Otahuhu on Wednesday night
	6 Mar: A post-mortem will be carried out today on the person who died in a fire in Auckland's Otahuhu on Wednesday night... more

A coroner's issued a strong warning about the use of tractors to hoist vehicles, after two men were fatally crushed within days of each other
	6 Mar: A coroner's issued a strong warning about the use of tractors to hoist vehicles, after two men were fatally crushed within days of each other... more

Police are still working to identify the person killed in an overnight fire in Auckland's Otahuhu
	5 Mar: Police are still working to identify the person killed in an overnight fire in Auckland's Otahuhu... more

War widens as Iranian warship is sunk near Sri Lanka, NATO shoots Türkiye-bound missile
	5 Mar: The US sinks an Iranian warship off Sri Lanka, and NATO air defences shoot down a missile fired towards Türkiye, as more countries are dragged into the international crisis.... more

A cyclist injured in a crash in Christchurch's Sumner last month - has died in hospital
	5 Mar: A cyclist injured in a crash in Christchurch's Sumner last month - has died in hospital... more

Fire and Emergency says it has responded to a fatal fire in Auckland's Otahuhu
	5 Mar: Fire and Emergency says it has responded to a fatal fire in Auckland's Otahuhu... more

A woman's been summoned to court over a Timaru dog attack - in which a woman and her golden retriever were seriously injured
	4 Mar: A woman's been summoned to court over a Timaru dog attack - in which a woman and her golden retriever were seriously injured... more

Tauranga City Council's extended its Transition to Recovery period from January's storm and fatal landslides - until April 1
	4 Mar: Tauranga City Council's extended its Transition to Recovery period from January's storm and fatal landslides - until April 1... more

Authorities say hydrogen cyanide was found at Ashburton's St Joseph's School last week, sending four people to hospital
	4 Mar: Authorities say hydrogen cyanide was found at Ashburton's St Joseph's School last week, sending four people to hospital... more

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