At around 3.30pm on 18 November 1947 a fire broke out in Ballantynes' Department Store on the corner of Cashel Street and Colombo Street. The ensuring tragedy resulted in the deaths of 41 people...
The view of the Port hills fires on Wednesday 15th February 2017. Pioneer recreation and sport centre is behind me and Centennial park is in the foreground.
Fire fighters and local farmers working to put out a fire caused by a burn off at the farm of J. D. Clinton in Darfield.
Fire fighters working to put out a fire caused by a burn off at the farm of J. D. Clinton in Darfield.
Fire fighters attending the fire caused by a burn off at the farm of J. D. Clinton in Darfield.
People and their vehicles in a paddock at the scene of the fire caused by a burn off at the farm of J. D. Clinton in Darfield.
J. D. Clinton drives his tractor through a gorse hedge to cut a path for the fire engine.
Firefighters removing corrugated iron roofing to extinguish a fire at the Māori Girls Hostel on the corner of Papanui Road and Webb Street. The fire broke out whilst painters were burning paint from...
The burnt remains of a house on Clifton Hill, overlooking Moncks Bay.