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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 …

Arsons Spark Police To Ask Public For Help
Tue, 17 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST
New Plymouth CIB are calling for the public to help it protect the community after fire bugs put people's lives at risk at the weekend. New Plymouth firefighters were called out to four suspicious house and …

Fighting On The Frontlines
Fri, 13 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST
One day he's helping to fight the Victoria bushfires, beating back flames and dodging falling trees in the searing heat. The next, he's back in the Pohangina Valley, tending tramping trails and hunting goats in …

More New Zealand Firefighters Leave For Australia Bushfire Battle
Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST
A new contingent of 57 New Zealand firefighters flied to Australia on Wednesday to help out in the bushfire battle. New Zealand Civil Defence Minister John Carter said the fires had now moved into the water …

NZ Firefighters To Return, But More Wanted
Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST
About 40 New Zealand firefighters will return from Victoria this week, but Australia is asking for a second group to continue the battle. Most of the Kiwis will return home on Thursday, with about 15 staying for …

NZ Fire Service Rushed Alterations To Computer System
Mon, 02 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST
Jeff McCulloch, President of the Auckland Local of The New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union said today, that the updates to the Fire Service multi million dollar computer appear to have made the situation …

Plan For A Regional Split Worries City Firefighters
Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST
The firefighters' union says a national review of the fire service could leave Hamilton short of senior people to cope with major blazes. Under the changes, which came into effect earlier this month, the former …