Firefighters say lives are being put at risk after a second fire was believed to have been deliberately lit at an unused power station in Ruakākā. Emergency.
A man has died after getting into difficulty in the water at a popular swimming beach in Northland. Police were called to Ruakākā Beach at about 11.20am.
Ruakākā residents continue to hold fears over Kāinga Ora’s plans to build a 50-house village in their neighbourhood, with one unable to hold back tears at a.
In many ways, the life of a firefighter revolves not only around dousing hellish fires and protecting lives and property, but making new friends, having new.