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Kōrero: Fires and fire services

Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa

Mai i te whārangi 1 - Causes of fires

Bush fire

Reporting a bush fire

Reporting a bush fire

Tamahere cool store fire

Tamahere cool store fire

Investigating arson

Investigating arson

Burning the Bain home

Burning the Bain home

Mai i te whārangi 2 - Early fire services

United Fire Brigades crest

United Fire Brigades crest

Lyttelton fire, 1870

Lyttelton fire, 1870 (1 o 4)

Dunedin fire, 1879

Dunedin fire, 1879 (2 o 4)

Auckland fire, 1901

Auckland fire, 1901 (3 o 4)

Wellington fire, 1906

Wellington fire, 1906 (4 o 4)

A jumping sheet

A jumping sheet

Horse power

Motorised engines

Motorised engines

Mai i te whārangi 3 - Fires in the 1940s

After the Seacliff fire

After the Seacliff fire

Ballantynes fire

Ballantynes fire

Ballantynes ablaze

Ballantynes ablaze

Funeral for Ballantynes fire victims

Funeral for Ballantynes fire victims

Mai i te whārangi 4 - Towards a national fire service

Training firefighters

Training firefighters

Sprott House fire

Sprott House fire

Emergency evacuation

Emergency evacuation

Mai i te whārangi 5 - Modern fire services

Fire regions

Rescuing a horse

Rescuing a horse (1 o 3)

Assisting at a road accident

Assisting at a road accident (2 o 3)

Rescue work

Rescue work (3 o 3)

Auckland airport fire service

Auckland airport fire service

Rural firefighters

Rural firefighters

Mai i te whārangi 6 - Firefighters

Physical test for firefighting

Physical test for firefighting

A long-serving volunteer

A long-serving volunteer

Firefighters' protest

Firefighters' protest

Firefighters calendar

Firefighters calendar

Me pēnei te tohu i te whārangi:

Nancy Swarbrick, 'Ngā whakaahua, ngā rauemi katoa', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/mi/fires-and-fire-services/media (accessed 22 March 2023)

He kōrero nā Nancy Swarbrick, i tāngia i te 11 Mar 2010