Fire
Council defends allowing "dangerous building" to stay open
The five-storey Strand Arcade building on Queen Street is considered such a fire risk, the Fire Service says it won't send in firefighters to rescue people. Audio
'In the event of a fire, injury or death ... is likely'
Auckland Council has allowed a commercial CBD building to remain open for nearly a year despite acknowledging it's likely someone will die if it catches fire. Video, Audio
Call for inquest into Grenfell Tower
Survivors and relatives of the Grenfell Tower inferno are disgusted at a compensation offer and want an inquest. Audio
London fire: Cladding 'banned' for UK high-rises
The exterior cladding reportedly used on Grenfell Tower is banned in the UK on buildings of that height, a senior minister says.
Pilgrim Tucker on the failures of the Grenfell Tower and fire
An organiser who worked with residents of the Grenfell Tower in London says their concerns about fire safety and the standard of refurbishment work by contractors was routinely ignored. Audio
Memorial services held for victims and survivors of Grenfell Towers Fire
Government staff have been drafted in to bolster Britain's official response to the Grenfell Tower disaster. Vincent McAviney, a senior reporter with LBC has been covering the tragedy. Audio
Grenfell Tower fire
The Telegraph's Harry Yorke reports on the latest on the tragedy, the political fallout and a man being sent to jail. Audio
London fire death toll has risen to 17
The death toll in the London Grenfell Tower fire has risen to 17 with police refusing to say how many people remain missing and what the final toll will likely be. The BBC's Tom Symonds joins us from… Audio
How fire safe are NZ buildings?
Internationally-renowned fire engineer Stephen Kip on the Grenfell Tower AMC cladding and the fire safety of New Zeland buildings. Audio
The Panel with Barry Corbett and James Nokise (Part 1)
Desite team members being in a car crash the Southern Steel beat the Tactix. Internationally-renowned fire engineer Stephen Kip on the Grenfell Tower AMC cladding and the fire safety of New Zeland… Audio
London fire - questions over cladding
At least 12 people are now confirmed dead after a blaze ripped through a 24-storey housing block in west London, trapping residents as they slept. How could this happen? Kathryn speaks with Jon… Audio
London fire death toll expected to rise
The death toll the West London tower block fire has reached 12 with authorities saying it's expected to rise dramatically. Our correspondent in London Catherine Drew updates us with the latest. Audio
London fire death toll is still expected to rise
The death toll in the West London tower block fire has reached 12 with authorities saying many people remain unaccounted for. LBC reporter Rachael Venables was at the scene for 12 hours and says the… Audio
Sniffing petrol, cigarette appears to be behind near fatal fire
Sniffing petrol and then lighting a cigarette appears to be the near fatal mistake that has put two South Auckland teenage girls in hospital with horrific burns. One of the neighbours, Chevy-Lee… Audio
Four injured in South Auckland house fire
Four people have been injured, one critically, in a fire in a South Auckland house. RNZ reporter Laura Tupou joins Checkpoint from the scene. Video, Audio
Water turned off in high rise causes firefighters' headache
The Fire Service says they are lucky a fire in a central Auckland high rise was on the top floor, or they would still be there hours later, fighting the blaze. Assistant Area commander, Roger… Audio
Piha residents nervous as suspicious fires continue
Piha residents say the community is on edge over the spate of suspicious blazes in recent weeks. Audio
Piha residents anxious over arsonist's trail of destruction
Evan Lamberton has been up all night fighting fires in Piha. He says the difficult terrain made it hard for fire-fighters, as the fires got within a kilometre from houses. Ground crews kept the fires… Audio
Piha on edge following series of suspicious fires
Piha resident Kaya Prebble tells our reporter Sarah Robson she's heartbroken by the fire that destroyed the fish and chip shop where she works and her community is on edge after a series of suspicious… Audio
"Everyone goes to me 'you're a hero'... I just guess I was a good neighbour"
"Everyone goes to me 'you're a hero this, you're a hero that.' I just guess I was a good neighbour." Edward Johnstone who rescued a family from a fire in South Auckland on Monday spoke to our reporter… Audio
