‘Arrests are likely’ as fire ban ignored by some in Canterbury
Police say “arrests are likely” after fires were lit in Canterbury this week, despite a total fire ban.…
News in 90 Seconds October 23
The morning’s headlines in 90 seconds, including serious weather warnings for rain and life-threatening winds, more than 100,000…
Kaikōura mayor returns home to natural disaster
The Mayor of Kaikōura had a sleepless night in Wellington as he tried to get home after fires…
How Extreme Weather Is Destroying Black Families’ Retirement Savings
Standing in front of the Pasadena, California, City Council in June, Totress Beasley begged for support. After being…
Authorities arrest man related to deadly January wildfire in LA
Authorities in California charged a 29-year-old man with starting a fire that days later erupted into the most…
Auckland house badly damaged in fire, person bitten by dog
Police were in the area when a fire broke out at a “property of interest” in Auckland’s Massey…
Man ‘devastated’ at loss of late father’s car collection in fire
A Canterbury man says he is “devastated” after his late father’s car collection was lost in a blaze…
Man ‘devastated’ at loss of late father’s car collection in fire
A Canterbury man says he is “devastated” after his late father’s car collection was lost in a blaze…
‘That’s some seriously beautiful … footage’
In August 2020, a lightning strike ignited a wildfire that burned through hundreds of thousands of acres in…
Wildfires in 2025 ravaged an area nearly half the size of Sicily: These EU countries bore the brunt
ADVERTISEMENT This year, wildfires across the EU have burned an area nearly half the size of Sicily, according…
Wildfires producing ‘witches’ brew’ of air pollution, World Meteorological Organisation says
Particles with a diameter of less than 2.5 micrometres (PM 2.5) are considered particularly harmful since they can…
Climate change made Iberian wildfires 40 times more likely, study finds
MADRID — The extremely hot, dry and windy conditions, which fueled one of the IberianPeninsula’s most destructive wildfire…