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...

Dry winter ramps up fire risk

10:01 Tue, 2 Jun

With the onset of winter, the Auckland region has moved to an open fire season, but unusually dry conditions mean there are still risks. Warkworth...