Fire history celebrated

12:11 Tue, 5 Mar

One-and-a-half centuries of firefighting in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland will be celebrated at a major event taking place in Auckland next month. The public is invited...

Getting neighbourly

11:00 Sat, 29 Jul

Police, fire and emergency and local board representatives are among guest speakers planned for Rodney Neighbourhood Support’s annual general meeting on August 17. Members of...

Ahuroa firefighters celebrate

08:00 Fri, 28 Jul

It was a night of firsts at the Ahuroa Volunteer Fire Brigade on July 18. Former chief fire officer Alastair Todd became the brigade’s first...

Local firefighters honour fallen colleagues

08:00 Mon, 27 Feb

Volunteer fire brigades throughout the region mustered last Tuesday evening, February 22, to honour Muriwai firefighters Dave van Zwanenberg and Craig Stevens, who died in...

Speargun accident

11:00 Tue, 19 Jul

A man was accidentally shot in the stomach with a speargun at Ti Point on Sunday, July 3. A Leigh Volunteer Fire Brigade spokesman who...

Emergency Wrap Up

12:25 Mon, 12 Oct

The back of the bus had melted by the time fire crews arrived. Sizzling stagecoach extinguished The driver of the 995 bus from Warkworth to...