AUCKLAND, New Zealand -- Firefighters in New Zealand performed a haka to pay tribute to the bravery and sacrifice of first responders who died in the line of duty on September 11th. The tribute took ...

A wildfire that swept across thousands of hectares of New Zealand’s Tongariro National Park appears to be coming under control, officials said. Residents are being allowed back into the area following ...

Almost 2,000 professional firefighters throughout New Zealand held a one-hour strike on December 19 against plans to drive down their wages, as well as the understaffing of the fire service and the ...

WELLINGTON, Nov 9 (Reuters) - New Zealand authorities said on Sunday that extra aircraft were being sent to fight an out-of-control wildfire that has burnt through around 1,100 hectares (4.2 square ...

New Zealand’s National Party-led government has seized on a fire that broke out in Auckland during a brief firefighters’ strike on January 9 to escalate a vicious propaganda campaign against the ...

ACC has disbanded its toxicology panel that firefighters take their cancer claims to. The New Zealand Professional Firefighters Union (NZPFU) says the corporation did not tell it about this, but it ...

Parliament has rejected a petition fighting to change ACC workplace legislation to include injured volunteer firefighters. The petition to Parliament was launched by Katherine Lamont from the ...