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Hot Air Balloon Bursts Into Flames In NZ; 11 Dead
Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST
A hot air balloon carrying 11 people turned into a horrifying tower of sheer flame Saturday after hitting power lines near a rural New Zealand town, police and witnesses said. All aboard were killed in the …
Helicopter Crashes Installing Christmas Tree In NZ
Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST
A helicopter helping install a Christmas tree on Auckland's waterfront has crashed in dramatic fashion, but the pilot escaped serious injury. Footage captured by Television New Zealand on Wednesday shows the …
2 Bodies Pulled From NZ Quake Rubble
Fri, 04 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST
Recovery teams pulled two more bodies from the rubble of one of the worst-hit buildings in last week's earthquake in New Zealand, raising the confirmed death toll to 163, police said Friday. Authorities …
New Zealand Quake Toll Rises To 113 Dead
Fri, 25 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST
A woman plucked from a building that collapsed in this week's earthquake went ahead with her planned wedding Friday a bright spot in Christchurch as the death toll rose to 113 and relatives anguished over the …
NZ Earthquake Death Toll At 75 As Search Continues
Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST
Some screamed from inside collapsed buildings. One woman used her mobile phone to call her children to say goodbye. Others tapped on the rubble to communicate with those on the outside. Search teams using their …
Robot To Enter NZ Mine To Take Photos, Air Samples
Sun, 21 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST
Rescue officials on Monday were preparing to send a high-tech robot into a mine tunnel to transmit pictures and assess toxic gas levels three days after an explosion left 29 miners missing underground. Police …
Powerful 7.1 Quake Hits New Zealand's South Island
Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:00:00 EST
A powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake damaged buildings, cut power and knocked fleeing residents off their feet on New Zealand's South Island early Saturday, but there were so far no deaths and only two injuries …
3 Dead When New Zealand Military Chopper Crashes
Sun, 25 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EST
Three airmen are dead and a fourth seriously hurt after a New Zealand military helicopter en route to a military memorial flyover crashed on farmland north of the capital, Wellington, emergency services said …
NZ Man Caught By River Rescue Dilemma
Mon, 30 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST
As his wife floundered screaming for help in murky river water, a frantic New Zealand man was forced to abandon a bid to rescue his teenage son to save his partner from drowning, he said Monday. Stacy Horton …
Striking Firefighters To Protest At Opening Ceremony Of New Mt Roskill Fire Station
Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST
Striking Firefighters to Protest at Opening Ceremony of new $4.9m Fire Station Auckland Local President of the Firefighters Union, Jeff McCulloch said today, that firefighters would be carrying out a protest and …
Kiwi Rural Fire Fighters Return From NSWRFS NAVEX
Sat, 11 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST
A team of 9 volunteer Rural Fire Fighters from Fire Rescue New Zealand and the Rodney District Council Rural Fire Authority recently returned from participating in a Trans-Tasman rural fire training exercise in …
Firefighters Rescue Man In Pooh-Esque Bind
Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST
New Zealand authorities said they freed a man stuck like Winnie-the-Pooh in his electric dryer while trying to retrieve a pair of underpants. Senior Constable Greg Sutherland of the Temuka police said a police …
NZ Firefighters Salvage Victoria National Park
Fri, 27 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST
A popular Australian national park ravaged by the Victorian bushfires has reopened with the help of Kiwi fire experts. The South Island members of a 57-strong crew returned to Christchurch yesterday after …